All articles by Shayla Walmsley – Page 34
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Shareholders' first-call a 'barrier to capital-raising'
US REIT company urges European investors to waive pre-emptive rights.
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Risk revisited
The risk curve for pension funds investing in Asia runs from slightly steep to vertiginous, as Shayla Walmsley reports
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After Eden
Enduring? Dominant? The UK will be punching above its weight for some time to come, as Shayla Walmsley reports
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Europe’s retail therapy
For every retail rule, there is an exception. That’s the message from the eclectic mix that is the European retail market. Shayla Walmsley reports
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Boom, then bust
Pension funds investing in infrastructure are looking again at risks – but not the ones you might expect. Shayla Walmsley reports
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Low winter sales mask US commercial property recovery
Transactions slow in January from to $10bn from $29bn in December 2010.
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EU to target pension schemes with infrastructure bonds
Launches consultation over 'project bonds' as part of blueprint for economic recovery.
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Pension schemes buying bigger amid asset overpricing – CBRE
Pension funds behind two of three largest European property transactions in the fourth quarter.
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Michelin pension plan joins schemes in L&G property fund
Three corporate pension schemes invest €136m between them, bringing fund to €211m.
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Feri infrastructure fund targets pension schemes
Two to three pension funds to join small-lot infrastructure vehicle targeting investments below €1bn.
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Dutch pension provider PGGM scouts China for infrastructure deals
Henk Huizing, head of infrastructure for the €103bn pension provider, tours China on a fact-finding mission to scout assets.
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Fund managers ‘failing to withstand investor pressure’
GLOBAL – A director of one of Europe’s major real estate fund management houses has warned that managers risk investor rebellion if they fail to resist attempts by large pension funds to seize control of multi-investor pooled funds.
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Prime property, listed securities to dominate new allocations
GLOBAL – Pension funds will increase their allocations to real estate, focusing on prime assets and listed investments as they seek ways to anticipate global property markets, according to ING Real Estate Investment Management.
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Chinese investors avoid spotlight in global expansion
GLOBAL – Chinese investors are targeting real estate funds as they switch their attention from domestic urban residential investments to strategic assets in advanced economies.
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APG joint venture in €1bn Olympic retail venture
GLOBAL – A joint venture between Dutch pension fund manager APG and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has acquired retail real estate worth £870.5m (€1bn) on the East London 2012 Olympics site.
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Pension funds mop up Finnish property sale
EUROPE – Finnish pension funds Ilmarinen and Varma have mopped up shares in partly state-owned property firm Sponda following the sale by state investment firm Solidium Oy of shares worth €176m.
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Bow to the inevitable
Pension schemes shifting from DB to DC have three choices: pooled funds, bundled funds or REITs. Shayla Walmsley reports
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MagazineUps and downs
Joint ventures are an increasingly popular investment route. But how well are they doing? Shayla Walmsley finds out
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MagazineStrength for growth
APREA’s recent VIP conference reaffirmed regional fundamentals – with an eye for new opportunities, reports Shayla Walmsley
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MagazineMurky markets
The plateau in global market transparency teaches us that progress is not inevitable, as Shayla Walmsley reports
