All Real Assets articles in November 2007 (Online) – Page 2
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NewsING warns of knocked confidence in property
UK - Investor sentiment is significantly more uncertain and pessimistic than it was last year, according to ING Real Estate Investment Management.
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NewsNorway seeks real estate expertise
NORWAY – The Norwegian Government Pension Fund – Global has effectively confirmed its intention to invest in real estate by tendering for a real estate investment consultant.
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NewsIndustry pushes for EU REIT
EUROPE - Five industry bodies including the European Property Federation (EPF) are pushing the European Commission to introduce an EU REIT regime, in a bid to transform a fragmented European market into “the largest and likely most efficient property market in the world”.
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NewsPension funds "could power Reits growth"
UK – Assets held by the UK Reits market could double over the next few years if investors such as pension funds sold their real estate assets to the listed market, according to First State Investments.
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NewsREITs momentum shifts to Asia and Europe
GLOBAL - The centre of gravity for REITs has shifted away from the US towards Asia and Europe, according to a report by Ernst & Young.
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NewsCPPIB to make direct bid to airport shareholders
NEW ZEALAND - The CA$120.5bn (€89bn) Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is to approach Auckland International Airport (AIAL) shareholders directly after the firm called off talks on its bid to acquire a 49% stake.
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NewsDTZ strikes oil with Canada buy
CANADA - As Canadian pension funds continue to invest aggressively in overseas infrastructure, DTZ has announced it is entering the market through the CA$31m (€22.5m) acquisition of property services firm JJ Barnicke.
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NewsPennsylvania State signs to $1bn Mexico fund
UNITED STATES - Pennsylvania State Employees Retirement System is thinking of making a commitment to a $1bn (€681.3m) Latin America residential fund being launched by Pramerica Real Estate Investors.
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NewsIllinois Teachers widens separate account plans
UNITED STATES - Teachers Retirement System of the State of Illinois is planning a shift in its separate accounts real estate programme when it makes its next manager search.
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NewsPrincipal study calls end of cap rate compression
UNITED STATES - Principal Real Estate Investors feels that time of the cap rate compression in the United States has run its course, according to a report investigating current real estate market potential.
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NewsBuchanan Street looks to European expansion
UNITED STATES - Buchanan Street Partners is considering investing in Europe for the first time by using the proceeds from a recent sale.
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NewsAlternative investments to carry more weight - ING
UK - Alternatives sectors are likely to register more on the agenda as UK pension funds seek to gain more exposure to real estate assets, according to ING Real Estate Investment Management.
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NewsOregon PERF creates structured finance account
UNITED STATES - Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund has created a new structured finance separate account with Guggenheim Structured Real Estate Advisors worth $900m (€621m).
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NewsTo Russia, with cash
RUSSIA - Majority pension fund-owned property firm Sponda is to invest up to €400m in Russia by the end of 2009.
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NewsUK property delivers negative return
UK - Real estate delivered a negative return of 1.1% in Q3, according to the IPD UK Quarterly Index – the first in its history – but real estate still outperformed property equities, which had a negative return of –10.3% for the three months to September.
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NewsQuebec pension fund to invest in India office
INDIA - The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, Canada’s largest pension fund, is weeks away from its entry into Indian property as part of a strategy to switch 15% of its portfolio to Indian real estate within 3—5 years.
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NewsBA supports pensions flight with office block
UK – Pension fund of the airline British Airways has bought a recently-completed office development in Birmingham city centre, in a bid to help diversify its asset allocation.
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NewsFrequin quits Blue Sky for Goodman
NETHERLANDS - Blue Sky Group, the fund manager for three KLM pension funds collectively worth more than €10bn, has lost fund manager Hidde Frequin just five months after he joined.
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NewsCPPIB loses Auckland but gains Puget
CANADA - Concerns over debt last week scuppered plans by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) to acquire a 49% stake in Auckland International Airport (AIAL).
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NewsLACERA trades property for commingled fund
UNITED STATES - Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association has sold a shopping centre in Los Angeles and traded it for an investment into a commingled fund with the same real estate manager.
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