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Mass PRIM hires global REIT managers
UNITED STATES - Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board has selected European Investors and RREEF manage global REIT mandates with initial investment of $100m (€68.9m).
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Oregon PERF investment sees new forays
UNITED STATES - Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund has agreed to invest $150m (€102.6m) into commingled funds focused on Asia and urban strategies.
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CalSTRS and Waterson seek apartment viewings
UNITED STATES - California State Teachers Retirement System and Waterton Associates have created a new apartment investment fund, to tap into what they anticipate will be a shift in the sector.
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Illinois Teachers allocates office space
UNITED STATES - Teacher Retirement System of the State of Illinois has approved two real estate investments totaling $187.5m (€127.4m) which contribute to the acquisition of office space.
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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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Enfield mulls real estate update
UK – Concerns about the performance of the UK and European property markets mean the London Borough of Enfield is now looking closely at whether to further diversify its pension fund’s real estate allocation.
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Concerns raised as returns drive pensions diversity
GLOBAL - The argument for global diversification is becoming more compelling, but institutional investors are often simply investing according to total return expectations, say industry experts.
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Philips scheme dismantles real estate portfolio
NETHERLANDS – The besieged €14.6bn pension scheme of Dutch electronics major Philips has sold around 15% of its real estate holdings to Dutch real estate investment fund Vesteda.
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NAEV to cut direct real estate
GERMANY – The €8.5bn doctors’ fund Nordrheinische Ärzteversorgung (NAEV) will cut its direct real estate holdings in Germany in an overhaul of its property investments.
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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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ATP to increase property allocation against inflation
DENMARK - ATP, the DKK438bn (€59bn) Danish Labour Market Supplementary pension fund, is to increase its property and infrastructure allocation to half of its inflation-protected portfolio.
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CEE ‘more stable than Europe elsewhere’
EUROPE - Central and Eastern Europe is not immune from the effects of the global credit crisis according to Eurohypo, despite claims the region is insulated from global shocks.
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Risk-conscious investors take the road to Berlin
GERMANY - Germany has overtaken France and the UK as the primary mature European target market for overseas and domestic real estate investors, according to research.
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Jelmoli ups ante in Swiss saga
EUROPE - In the latest round of an aggressive game of brinkmanship, Swiss retailer Jelmoli is to sue Delek for breach of contract after the London-listed Israeli property firm’s pulled out of a deal to acquire Jelmoli’s 88-property Swiss portfolio.
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Entity level investing attracts more pension fund capital
UNITED STATES – US pension funds are showing increased interest in moving capital to commingled funds that make entity-level investments, as two major funds have invested in funds holding direct property.
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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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CalSTRS and ING Clarion set up value-added JV
UNITED STATES - California State Teachers Retirement System and ING Clarion Partners have created a value-added investment joint venture called INGCal Tactical.
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US pensions scrutinise apartments
UNITED STATES - Pension funds in the United States are going to be taking a closer look at placing some capital into apartments as officials believe there will be stronger renter demand for apartments in the near-term.
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Harrison Street pairs up for medical offices
UNITED STATES - Harrison Street Real Estate Capital has formed a joint venture with Montecito Medical Investment Company to buy ownership of medical office buildings.
