All Real Assets articles in September 2008 (Online)
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SEB to cash in on expanding Cologne office market
GERMANY - Frankfurt-based SEB Asset Management (SEB) has further expanded its German property holdings with the purchase of a major office building in Cologne which adds €75m to the group’s existing €132bn assets under management.
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DEGI continues expansion eastwards and at home
GERMANY - Specialist Frankfurt-based property investors, DEGI, has acquired the Marynarska Business Park in Warsaw for €167m, as well as expanding its presence in Frankfurt.
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Emerging markets lift global office sector…for now
GLOBAL - The office market worldwide has continued to show resilience despite the general downturn in the global economy, according to Boston-based global property specialist Colliers International.
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Recession fears bring gloom to German real estate
GERMANY - Investors are increasingly reluctant to invest in German real estate as the Europe’s largest economy is slipping into recession, independent European property consultants, King Sturge has warned.
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SanFran City and County signs follow-on commitments
UNITED STATES - San Francisco City and County Employees’ Retirement System is extending its relationship with CapMark Financial Group by approving follow-on real estate commitments worth $62.5m (€43.2m).
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Texas Teachers makes $250m gateways commitment
UNITED STATES - Teacher Retirement System of Texas has approved a $250m (€171.2m) commitment with Westbrook Partners’ latest commingled fund.
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Texas Employees to employ real estate consultant
UNITED STATES – The Employees Retirement System of Texas has begun the search to find a real estate consultant for the first time, and has issued a Request for Information to the market.
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Wisconsin expands real estate consultancy needs
UNITED STATES - Wisconsin State Investment Board has expanded the duties for its real estate consultant, Courtland Partners, as officials at the pension fund say its remit is becoming more complicated.
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EPRA calls for focus on cross-border possibilities
EUROPE - Addressing the barriers to efficient cross-border investment in European real estate is more important in the near-term than lobbying for the creation of pan-European real estate investment trust (REIT) regime, according to the European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA).
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Ohio Police and Fire dampens core strategy
UNITED STATES - Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund has altered its 2008 real estate strategy and will now be investing in core real estate this year, as previously planned.
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Patrizia signs research heavyweight
GERMANY - Augsburg-based real estate investment specialists, Patrizia, has appointed Marcus Cieleback as head of research.
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Emerging market real estate indices launched
GLOBAL – The European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA) and National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) are extending its joint venture with the FTSE Group to develop a series FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global Real Estate indices also covering the emerging markets.
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Invista sees 5-yr German potential
GERMANY - The developed countries in Europe continue to offer the best real estate investment opportunities but Germany is perhaps still the best investment even with current pressures, according to London-based Invista Real Estate Investment Management.
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AXA REIM steps up Asian presence
ASIA - AXA Real Estate Investment Managers (AXA REIM), the global property arm of French financial services group AXA, has opened an Asian headquarters in Singapore as the springboard for moves into India and Japan.
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Corio to widen emerging markets presence
NETHERLANDS - Property investor and manager Corio is looking to increase its 6% allocation in emerging markets real estate to 20%, in a bid to maximise the differentials between emerging and mature markets.
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Valuers need to employ more tools
GLOBAL - Valuers will in future have to use more data sources in arriving at their market estimates, but was just one of the points raised at this year’s IPD Real World Conference held at the University of Cambridge this week.
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Lehman spins off real estate after $3.9bn loss
GLOBAL – Investment banking giant Lehman Bros is separating its commercial real estate business as a new listed entity and selling a majority stake in its investment management division after yet more writedowns generated a third-quarter net loss of $3.9bn (€2.76bn).
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Pramerica sees capital waiting on the sidelines
UNITED STATES - Pramerica Real Estate Investors have found a huge sum of investible capital is currently sitting on the sidelines in the United States, as investors are unsure whether now is a good time to invest given market conditions.
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Orange County considers opportunistic allocations
UNITED STATES - Orange County Employees Retirement System has approved a plan to explore the idea of creating a separate allocation for opportunistic or innovative investments.
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Kansas PERS moves into senior housing
UNITED STATES - Kansas Public Employees Retirement System has expanded its real estate strategy into senior housing by making a $35m (€24.6m) commitment to AEW Senior Housing Investors LP.
