People News – Page 65
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ZIA enters new era with new president
GERMANY – Andreas Mattner, executive board member at German developer ECE Projektmanagement, has replaced Eckart John von Freyend as president of the German Property Federation (ZIA).
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Fresno County acts on concerns about value-added manager
UNITED STATES - Fresno County Employees Retirement Association has changed its mind about the appointment of a real estate manager to look after a $30m (€21.7m) allocation for a value-added investment as it has reservations about the firm’s ability to raise sufficient capital.
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AEW boosts research function
EUROPE - AEW Europe, which has €17bn in assets under management, has boosted its research function with the appointment of José Luis Pellicer to head the research function in London
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Lewis moves onto next venture
EUROPE – Ric Lewis has left AEW Europe but will continue to advise two of its institutional real estate funds from the helm of new fund management company Tristan Capital Partners.
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Investor alignment could solve 'diversity' problems
GLOBAL - The common practice of having diverse investor bases in real estate funds poses significant challenges for pension funds’ due diligence, delegates heard at IPE Real Estate’s Investor Forum in Amsterdam last week.
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Texas Employees signs real estate consultant
UNITED STATES - Texas Employees Retirement System has selected RV Kuhns & Associates as its first ever real estate consultant.
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Mercer expands global real estate operations
UNITED STATES - Mercer Investment Consulting is expanding its real estate consulting operation to pension fund clients around the world.
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Illinois Municipal moves MS assets
UNITED STATES - Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund has become one of the first pension funds to transfer a separate account from Morgan Stanley Real Estate to another manager.
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Gellatly leaves BlackRock for new base
EUROPE – John Gellatly has left BlackRock as head of real estate fund of funds to join Aviva Investors’ global multi-manager team in Europe.
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JER loses another key player
GLOBAL - Michael Pralle has resigned as chief operating officer at real estate opportunity fund manager JER Partners after joining 18 months ago.
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ING REIM loses its head
GLOBAL - Robert Houston is stepping down as chief executive of ING Real Estate Investment Management in the summer.
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ING narrows focus in 'back to basics' shift
GLOBAL – ING, the Netherlands-headquartered banking and insurance group, is forming a single global investment management business and consolidating its operations to in future focus on retail banking and the retirement market.
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Townsend taps Europe through UK office
US/UK – Townsend Group, the North American institutional real estate adviser, has opened its first European office in London this week and appointed Adam Calman as head of Europe.
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Ohio Teachers searches for new consultant
US – Ohio’s State Teachers’ Retirement System (STRS) is searching for a new investment consultant after Russell Investment Group announced it did not plan to extend its contract beyond June 2009.
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Real estate has to go 'back to basics' – E&Y
US – Real estate companies face fiercer competition now than ever before and would benefit from adopting a “back to basics” approach to emerge stronger from the financial crisis, according to Ernst & Young (E&Y).
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Invesco appoints new research heads
US - Invesco Real Estate is expanding its global reach with the appointment of Mark Roberts as global director of research and Mike Sobolik as regional director or research in North America.
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Merseyside reviews property adviser
UK - Merseyside Pension Fund has announced it is looking for a strategic property investment adviser for its £262m (€278m) direct UK property portfolio.
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LaSalle signs Northern Europe head
EUROPE - LaSalle Investment Management has appointed Insa von Jürgensonn as regional director and head of portfolio management for Northern Europe.
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State-owned Hypo touted as potential property lift
GERMANY – Experts claim Hypo Real Estate’s (HRE’s) possible nationalisation could help boost the German property market.
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AEW Europe signs new CEO
EUROPE – AEW Europe has appointed Christian Delaire to replace François Pochard as chief executive officer and develop its real estate investment management business.
