News – Page 1112

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    Barclay made associate at Nordic Retail Fund

    2009-01-08T15:49:00Z

    EUROPE – Protego Real Estate Investors has appointed Calum Barclay as an associate within its Nordic Retail Fund, it was announced this week.

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    Goodman and L&G raise equity for ABPP

    2009-01-06T15:45:00Z

    GLOBAL – Australia’s Goodman Group and the UK’s Legal & General have raised £350m (€383m) of equity for real estate fund Arlington Business Park Partnership (ABPP).

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    EDHEC launches French index

    2009-01-06T15:40:00Z

    FRANCE – French business school EDHEC has launched a monthly index for commercial property in France with the help of the Institut de l'Epargne Immobilière et Foncière (IEIF), an independent French real estate research institute.

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    Hypo Real Estate faces claims for damages

    2009-01-06T15:35:00Z

    GLOBAL – Pension funds are making the first claims for damages against Hypo Real Estate (HRE) for failing to reveal its financial difficulties sooner.

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    UniCredit sells Italian bank assets to new fund

    2009-01-06T15:30:00Z

    ITALY – Italian bank UniCredit has sold 72 commercial properties worth approximately €800m to a real estate investment fund run by Italian fund manager Fondi Immobiliari Italian (Fimit).

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    Ohio PERS looks to 2009

    2008-12-22T17:47:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Ohio Public Employees Retirement System has approved an annual real estate investment plan for 2009 which will see some fresh investments but will eventually lead to more properties being disposed of.

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    Eurex sets the date for property futures

    2008-12-22T17:44:00Z

    EUROPE – Eurex, the derivatives exchange, is to launch Europe’s first property futures in February 2009, despite the economic turmoil.

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    Ohio Police and Fire quenches real estate blaze

    2008-12-22T17:43:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund has found it can only allocate $50m (€36.1bn) to real estate investing for the entire of 2009.

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    CalSTRS joint venture gains new financing

    2008-12-22T17:41:00Z

    US – First Industrial, the North American Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), has arranged a new $110m (€78.6m) debt facility for its ventures with the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS).

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    ProLogis steps up to support European Properties

    2008-12-22T17:40:00Z

    US – ProLogis, the international logistics developer, has stepped in to help ProLogis European Properties (PEPR) by buying a 20% interest in the ProLogis European Properties Fund II (PEPF II).

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    DTZ goes for share-raising or bust

    2008-12-22T17:39:00Z

    GLOBAL – DTZ is planning to raise up to £55m (€59.2m) of equity through new shares in a bid to help the company survive the economic downturn and avoid going into administration.

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    British Land fills top role

    2008-12-22T17:36:00Z

    UK- British Land, the second-largest Real Estate Investment Trust in the UK, has appointed Chris Grigg, former Barclays chief executive, as its CEO.

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    Pension funds could snap up UK airports

    2008-12-22T17:35:00Z

    UK – Pension funds could be in the running to buy Gatwick, Stansted and Edinburgh airports as the Competition Commission has announced the British Airport Authority (BAA) must sell to generate greater competition and improve its service standards across UK airports.

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    CPPIB buys into Turkish retail

    2008-12-19T16:15:00Z

    CANADA - The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has invested €250m of equity in a Turkish retail fund.

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    NAREIM fears loss of carried interest CGT

    2008-12-19T16:03:00Z

    US – The National Association of Real Estate Investment Managers (NAREIM) fears the new US presidential administration will make changes to the way carried interest is taxed and make real estate a less attractive investment and deterring entrepreneurs from taking risks.

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    Fees transparency is improving - INREV

    2008-12-18T17:30:00Z

    GLOBAL– European non-listed real estate funds are rapidly making their fee structures more transparent for investors and fund managers, according to the latest research by the European Association for Investors in Non-listed Real Estate (INREV).

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    Real estate consultant folds Spanish offices

    2008-12-18T17:28:00Z

    SPAIN – King Sturge España, the Spanish subsidiary of British property consultants, King Sturge, has filed for administration this week.

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    Investment options widened by CalPERS

    2008-12-18T17:23:00Z

    UNITED STATES - California Public Employees Retirement System has approved a temporary new allocation range for real estate, and selected consultants for both timberland and infrastructure investing.

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    CalPERS fills the top slot

    2008-12-18T17:19:00Z

    US – The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) has appointed Anne Stausboll as the pension fund’s new chief executive officer (CEO).

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    Iowa PERS withholds new capital

    2008-12-18T17:13:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Iowa Public Employees Retirement System has decided not to allocate any new capital for real estate investing into the 2009 calendar year.