All Real Assets articles in October 2007 (Online) – Page 3

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    Entity level deals sign new pension fund capital

    2007-10-29T17:04:00Z

    UNITED STATES - There is new pension fund capital in the United States being moved into entity level investing in both the private and public real estate sectors.

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    US pension funds place capital into distressed paper

    2007-10-29T17:11:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Several pension funds in the United States have decided to invest some capital into a distressed debt investment strategy but are choosing to do so through leverage-driven funds.

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    New Jersey taps into real estate debt pressures

    2007-10-29T17:15:00Z

    UNITED STATES - New Jersey Division of Investment has agreed to commit $150m (€105.3m) to two commingled funds, to take advantage of the market capital squeeze and structured financing.

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    Maryland makes its foray into Asia

    2007-10-29T17:20:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Maryland State Retirement Agency has made its first move into investing in international real estate with a $100m (70.2m) commitment to an Asian fund.

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    Credit squeeze claims Swiss super-deal

    2007-10-29T17:28:00Z

    SWITZERLAND - The credit squeeze claimed one of its first major deals last week when a consortium led by London-listed Israeli property firm Delek announced it had pulled out of the planned CHF 3.5bn (€2.8bn) acquisition of property firm Jelmoli’s 88-property Swiss portfolio.

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    Macro growth boosts Nordic retail

    2007-10-29T17:30:00Z

    NORDICS - Pension funds have an irrational attachment to office real estate when they should be looking to outperforming retail, according to fund manager Cordea Savills.

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    Land is the new property, say planners

    2007-10-29T17:31:00Z

    UK - Greenbelt and brownfield land earmarked for development is rapidly emerging as a sub-asset class in an otherwise overvalued real estate market.

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    Industry optimistic for Danish REITs

    2007-10-29T17:33:00Z

    DENMARK - Denmark could be the next European market to introduce real estate investment trusts (REITs), if lobbying by the Danish Property Federation (DPF) proves successful.