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Funds of funds require more transparency on fees, says INREV
GLOBAL – Managers of funds of funds require greater transparency on fees from the funds in which they invest, according to Lonneke Löwik, INREV's director of research and market information.
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Thursday people roundup
GLOBAL – AXA Real Estate, Scottish Property Federation, Scottish Widows Investment Partnership, Hawkpoint, Cushman & Wakefield
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Multi-family sector leading US recovery, says IPD
GLOBAL – The residential sector continues to lead the real estate recovery in the US, with capital values up 12.3% since the start of the year, according to Investment Property Databank (IPD).
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UK investors to target Asia Pacific, says Aviva Investors
GLOBAL – Most UK investors are looking to increase their exposure to Asia Pacific real estate markets in the next three years, according to a survey conducted by Aviva Investors.
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Maryland pension scheme moves in core real estate
GLOBAL – The Maryland State Retirement System is set to add core real estate holdings to its portfolio to give investors an alternative to fixed-income investments.
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San Francisco City and County postpones separate account search
GLOBAL – The San Francisco City and County Employees' Retirement System has decided to withdraw a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) search for a new separate account real estate manager.
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Blended real estate portfolios perform best, says NAREIT
GLOBAL – A blended real estate portfolio that combines REITs and private equity real estate with core holdings outperformed portfolios that contained either REITs or private equity real estate funds alone, according to a study by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT).
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Sampension to return to property market with first US investment
GLOBAL – Sampension, which manages three Danish labour-market pension funds, is to return to active property investing next year for the first time since 2008.
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Real estate remains sluggish compared with other asset classes - IPE survey
GLOBAL – The assets of the top 100 real estate investment managers fell by 4.1% – or some €44bn – to just over €1trn as at 31 December 2009 compared with a year earlier, according to the latest IP Real Estate investment managers survey, which will appear in the next ...
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Liquidity specialist Madison to set up shop in London
Madison International Realty, the US-based investment manager that specialises in injecting capital into existing real estate investments, is establishing an office in London and has hired former Lehman Brothers professional Sean Kelly-Rand.
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ÆRIUM targets France for first opportunistic strategy
FRANCE – ÆRIUM is seeking to raise €50-60m in third-party equity to invest in prime retail real estate opportunities in France.
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Apollo takes over Citi's global real estate funds platform
GLOBAL – Apollo Global Real Estate Management (AGRE) has completed its acquisition of City Property Investors (CPI), the real estate investment management group of Citigroup investment bank.
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Real estate portfolio at CalPERS appreciates by 13.5%
GLOBAL – The value of the California Public Employees Retirement System's real estate portfolio to the end of June has increased by $171m (€125m), or 1.1%, from the previous quarter and by more than $1.8bn (13.5%) year on year.
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Monday people roundup
GLOBAL – CB Richard Ellis Investors, Invesco Real Estate, Quintain Estates & Development, UNITE, CLS Holdings
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US apartment market in early period of recovery, says Pramerica
GLOBAL – The US apartment market is in the early parts of a recovery, according to Pramerica Real Estate Investors.
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UK real estate values to fall in 2011, offset by income returns, says Invista
UK – The recovery in capital values in the UK real estate market slowed to a crawl in October and is expected to see a reversal in fortunes over 2011.
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Solvency II will lead 75% of European insurers to revise property strategies
EUROPE – Close to three-quarters of European insurance companies will revise their real estate commitments as a result of incoming Solvency II regulations, according to data providers Preqin.
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Investors flock to DIC Asset's German office fund
GERMANY – DIC Asset has secured more than three-quarters of the €117m capital raising target for its inaugural special investment fund.
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Germany's BVK sells Paris office after 10 years of ownership
EUROPE – German pension fund Bayerische Versorgungskammer (BVK) has sold a Paris office building that it has owned for 10 years.
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Texas Employees commits $60m to value-added fund
GLOBAL – The Employees Retirement System of Texas has made a $60m (€43m) commitment to the Madison International Real Estate Liquidity Fund IV.
