All Real Assets articles in October 2009 (Online) – Page 2
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Principal raises $214.4m for green fund
UNITED STATES - Principal Real Estate Investors has raised $214.4m (€144.6m) in equity commitments for its Green Property Fund.
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ING to focus on mixed use real estate projects
GLOBAL – Dutch-headquartered real estate investor ING Real Estate Development is planning to invest in and develop projects over the next few years which provide secure but mixed origin revenue.
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Varma acts on real estate regrowth
FINLAND – VR Pension Fund has re-entered the real estate market after a two-year absence, following the decision by a Finnish construction company to sell assets to local pension funds.
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INREV members fear market will not recover until 2011
EUROPE – Investor sentiment among the unlisted real estate funds community in Europe has deteriorated since the end of 2008 to the extent that most believe markets will not improve before 2011.
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VBV re-grades real estate as higher risk
AUSTRIA – The financial crisis has prompted Austrian pension fund VBV to view real estate investing as more risky and tactical in nature than previously assumed, and requiring a more flexible allocation policy.
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ING to divest investment management
NETHERLANDS - ING will split its banking and insurance businesses and divest all of its asset management operation within four years.
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Savills sets focus on real estate alternatives
UK – Savills has launched a series of papers to identify alternative property sectors, in response to unprecedented volatility seen in the mainstream UK commercial real estate market.
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IVG Immobilien to cast its net wider
GERMANY - German-based fund manager IVG Immobilien, which has €22.7bn of assets under management, is planning to broaden its client base.
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GI Partners fund attracts fresh pension fund assets
UNITED STATES - GI Partners has raised $1.9bn (€1.3bn) for its latest commingled fund, GI Partners Fund III, through a mixture of both new and existing pension fund capital, although the firm failed to meet its $2.5bn fundraising target.
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UK pension fund sells LandSecs HQ
UK – LaSalle Investment Management has sold the headquarters of Land Securities in London on behalf of an unnamed pension fund client.
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Aviva pensions vehicle buys a stake in Sainsbury’s
UK – Aviva Investors’ pooled UK real estate vehicle for pension funds has returned to the market by agreeing to buy a Sainsbury’s food store under development in County Durham, England.
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NY Common adds $200m to affordable housing
UNITED STATES - The New York State Common Retirement Fund has made another $200m (€134m) investment with the Community Preservation Corporation to extend its existing relationship.
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Alecta gains ground in Stockholm
SWEDEN – Swedish property company Jernhusen has sold a land site under the World Trade Center (WTC) in Stockholm to Alecta Pensionsforsakring, and bought neighbouring property Orgelpipan 6 from Folksam.
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