More Top Stories – Page 981
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Less than a third of funds report TER, INREV finds
EUROPE – Less than a third of European non-listed real estate funds report total expense ratios (TER) to their investors, according to industry body INREV.
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CalPERS combines property, infrastructure and forestry in allocation overhaul
UNITED STATES – The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) has placed real estate, infrastructure and forestry in a ‘real’ assets bucket as part of an overhaul of its asset allocation strategy.
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INREV: Positive capital growth returns to continental Europe
EUROPE – The European Association for Investors in Non-listed Real Estate Vehicles (INREV) has measured positive capital growth across the continental European property markets for the first time since 2007.
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South Carolina Employees to establish real estate strategy
GLOBAL - South Carolina Retirement System is planning to establish its first formal real estate investment strategy.
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Thursday people roundup
GLOBAL – Valad, Asia Property Fund, SEGRO, Henderson Global Investors, Bouwfonds REIM, Urban Land Institute, UBS Global Asset Management, Scottish Widows Investment Partnership
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Two JPMorgan Asset Management funds in €657m London office deal
UK – JPMorgan Asset Management (JPMAM) has acquired Bishops Square in London for £557m (€657m) for two of its institutional funds, highlighting continued demand for prime real estate in the capital.
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BT Pension Scheme lands Heathrow industrial estates
UK – The BT Pension Scheme has acquired an industrial real estate portfolio near Heathrow airport for £79.25m (€93.8m) from European developer SEGRO.
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Morgan Stanley opportunity fund extends debt lifeline to hotel owner
EUROPE – A global opportunity fund run by Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing has provided €150m in mezzanine financing to BRE/Hospitality Europe Holding, an owner of a European hotel portfolio.
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HOOPP makes first direct purchase outside Canada
GLOBAL – The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) has made its first direct real estate investment outside Canada by acquiring a 50% stake in the Crown Estate's St James's Gateway development in London.
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AREA Property Partners buys Chicago area hotels for $51m
GLOBAL – AREA Property Partners has closed on its first hotel purchases of the year with the acquisition of three Chicago area properties for $51m (€38.6m).
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Lend Lease provides PGGM with direct infrastructure exposure
EUROPE – Dutch pension fund asset manager PGGM has committed £220m (€262m) in capital to become the principal investor in a joint venture with Lend Lease targeting social infrastructure in the UK.
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Texas Employees selects Urdang to manage quarter of REITs
GLOBAL – The Employees Retirement System of Texas has selected Urdang Real Estate Securities to run a quarter of its $465m (€351.7m) REIT portfolio.
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AP1 real estate company to invest €770m in property
SWEDEN – Första AP-fonden (AP1), Sweden's first national buffer fund, has created a new real estate company and will acquire more than SEK7bn (€767m) in domestic property assets.
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Invesco begins US acquisition trail for German investors
GLOBAL – Invesco Real Estate has made its first acquisitions in the US for German institutional investors in its MEAG US Immobilien Fonds IV.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The trouble with Germany's open-ended funds
GERMANY – The German government is doing its utmost to rescue the country's open-ended real estate funds from their current liquidity crisis and enable the sector to operate on a sustainable basis.
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PGGM commits €57m to Chinese real estate joint venture
GLOBAL – A joint venture between UBS Global Asset Management and Gemdale Corporation has completed a second successful closing after Dutch investor PGGM agreed to commit as much as $75m (€56.6m) to Chinese real estate.
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Rothschild Realty Managers invests $200m in Welsh Property Trust
GLOBAL – Rothschild Realty Managers has invested $200m (€149.4m) into Welsh Property Trust, made through Rothschild's commingled fund, Five Arrows Realty Securities V.
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Thursday people roundup
GLOBAL – Investment Property Databank, Cushman & Wakefield, IC Immobilien Service, Knight Frank, BNP Real Estate, Grosvenor Fund Management, Browne Jacobson
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Iowa PERS on the lookout for domestic REIT manager
GLOBAL – The Iowa Public Employees Retirement System has approved a request for proposal (RFP) for a new domestic REIT manager, allocating approximately $150m (€113m) for the search.
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Ohio PERS directs capital to local opportunities
UNITED STATES – Ohio Public Employees Retirement System is investing $250m (€187m) in local real estate investment opportunities as part of its so-called Grow Ohio programme.
