People News – Page 71
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ING shuffles European managers for healthcare launch
NETHERLANDS - ING Real Estate Investment Management (ING REIM) has shuffled its European management team ahead of the launch of the firm’s first healthcare property fund.
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Snippe resigns from Philips scheme’s board
NETHERLANDS - Jan Snippe, member of the management board of the €14.6bn Philips pension fund has resigned, a company spokesman has confirmed.
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New player to enter 'B-Class' real estate
UNITED STATES - Former principals of Somera Capital Management have created a new player in the real estate manager market called Pacific Retail Capital Partners
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Arizona State cuts follow-ons to limit market impact
UNITED STATES - Arizona State Retirement System is cutting back on its follow-on commitments to existing real estate investments but still diversifying some assets to prevent ‘denominator’ damage of over-allocation.
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Virginia to ups its real estate potential
UNITED STATES - Virginia Retirement System has approved a policy to increase its real estate allocation from 7% to 10%.
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Dubai wealth fund offers €3.1bn for Colonial
GLOBAL – Sovereign wealth fund the Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD) is seeking approval from two major shareholders in Colonial for its €3.1bn offer for the Spanish property firm.
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Norway appoints Partners Group for real estate advice
NORWAY – The Norwegian Ministry of Finance has appointed PartnersGroup to provide real estate consultancy services to the NOK 2.1trn(€265bn) Government Pension Fund - Global.
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Russell Investments adds real estate staff
UNITED STATES - Russell Investments has expanded its real estate staff with the hiring of Dawne Clark as a portfolio manager.
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Join us in Berlin for IPE Real Estate Awards 2008
EUROPE - The 4th IPE Real Estate Investor Forum & Awards will take place in Berlin on Thursday 22 & Friday 23 May 2008, and pension funds are now being invited to join us for this important gathering.
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RV Kuhns adds real estate presence
UNITED STATES - RV Kuhns & Associates has become the latest general investment consultant in the United States to have its own real estate team.
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Courtland arrival firms West Coast division
UNITED STATES - Courtland Partners has hired Lou Canlas as a principal to boost its pension fund real estate consulting operations on the West Coast.
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Spikker leaves PGGM for ABP
NETHERLANDS - PGGM’s Hans Spikker is to join ABP at the end of 2007 as manager of its non-listed European real estate portfolio.
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Henderson names first German client relationship team
GERMANY – Sylvia Seeger has been named as the first German-language client relationship manager at Henderson’s German operations in Frankfurt.
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Texas Teachers to grow real estate staff
UNITED STATES - Teacher Retirement System of Texas is looking to grow its real estate staff as it mover closer to its 10% allocation for real estate.
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Brookfield expansion targets REITs
UNITED STATES - Brookfield Asset Management has moved into the REIT management business with the acquisition of KG Redding.
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CalPERS drops RREEF after key staff losses
UNITED STATES – RREEF has lost the contract to manage California Public Employees Retirement System’s CalWest Industrial Investors LLC separate account following the departure of several key officials earlier this year.
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Director arrested in Philips pensions fraud
NETHERLANDS - Dutch fraud police have arrested the former and current directors of real estate at PREIM, the real estate arm of the €14.5bn Philips pension fund, as part of their investigation into fraud connected with the scheme’s property portfolio.
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Norway 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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DTZ 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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Frequin 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.
