All Real Assets articles in November 2005 (Online) – Page 2

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    ING Real Estate portfolio rises 28%

    2005-11-14T00:00:00Z

    GLOBAL - ING Real Estate's total portfolio has risen by almost 28% to €64bn, parent ING Group said. "ING Real Estate's total portfolio, including real estate finance, increased 27.7% to €64bn at the end of September 2005 from S...

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    Aareal commitments rise 23% as loss narrows

    2005-11-14T00:00:00Z

    GERMANY - German real estate bank Aareal says new commitments rose 23% in the first nine months of the year to €5bn - and losses narrowed. The Wiesbaden-based outfit said: "A rise of 59.8% was posted over the third quarter of 2004 alone...

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    IPD rescued in €16m deal

    2005-11-14T00:00:00Z

    UK - Investment Property Databank (IPD) became the biggest news at its own annual conference last week when it announced its independence had been guaranteed by a "white knight" consortium of investment managers and developers. Hermes, M...

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    Protego in €120m buy for UBS fund

    2005-11-14T00:00:00Z

    UK - Protego Real Estate Investors has made two UK property acquisitions with a combined value of £81.2m (€120.7m) on behalf of UBS' Wealth Management UK Property Fund. The acquisitions are comprised of the Newlands Shopping Centre in...

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    Shurgard reconsiders

    2005-11-07T00:00:00Z

    US – After rejecting unsolicited buy-out overtures from self-storage REIT giant, Public Storage, for four months, the board of US self-storage REIT Shurgard Storage Centers has done an about-face and decided to explore the sale of the company. ...

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    IPE-QUEST: Two new searches on system

    2005-11-07T00:00:00Z

    GLOBAL – There are two new searches on IPE-QUEST.com. One is for a US and Canada real estate manager, and the second is for an Asia Pacific (including Japan) real estate manager. More than one manager can be selected for each region. ...

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    Macquarie Goodman prepares Hong Kong REIT

    2005-11-07T00:00:00Z

    Macquarie Goodman is expected to be third in line to launch a Hong Kong REIT. The move is expected sometime in early 2006, according to Colliers director in Hong Kong, Herrick Lee. Lee says that following on from the Link and Prosperity REITs,...

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    Pension funds surge into US REITs

    2005-11-07T00:00:00Z

    US – Several large public pension funds are preparing to jump into publicly traded real estate securities (REITs). Industry insiders are predicting that $500m (€422m) of new capital will be invested in REITs by public pension funds ov...

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    Ohio Police & Fire joins value-added US fund

    2005-11-07T00:00:00Z

    US – The Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund has made a $20m commitment to the CB Richard Ellis Strategic Partners IV commingled fund. The investment forms part of Ohio Police & Fire’s high-return investment strategy. It will be o...

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    Funds put faith in urban investment

    2005-11-07T00:00:00Z

    US – Two California-based pension funds have committed capital to an urban investment strategy using commingled funds. The Los Angeles County Employees’ Retirement Association has made a $60m investment into UrbanAmerica II and the Los...