Real Estate News
European fund tenders $20m Asia-Pacific real estate mandate
01 May 2013
GLOBAL – IPE-Quest search seeks managers overseeing regional core strategies.
Dutch roundup: Pharmacists, Bouwinvest
30 Apr 2013
NETHERLANDS – Pharmacist Pension Committee calls for BPOA board to resign.
Islington fund calls on LGPS to consider residential investment
26 Apr 2013
UK – Fund, which recently committed £20m to residential, praises economic impact of investment.
Irish pension industry should consider infrastructure fund, OECD says
24 Apr 2013
IRELAND – Report suggests country's industry emulate Australia's Industry Funds Management.
ABP settles with Goldman Sachs over residential mortgage-backed securities
19 Apr 2013
GLOBAL – To date, scheme has reached settlements with Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan Chase and Countrywide.
Lobbyists fight plans to define German REITs as funds
16 Apr 2013
GERMANY – EPRA, ZIA criticise BaFin proposals to bring G-REITs under AIFMD regime.
Danish regulator forces fund to revalue property portfolio
11 Apr 2013
DENMARK – ISP told to write down value of real estate portfolio after investigation.
Cardano advises against ground-rent property funds
09 Apr 2013
UK – Consultant more positive on long-lease, prefers debt, while KPMG urges caution.
PGGM seeks infrastructure-style platforms for student housing
09 Apr 2013
EUROPE – Dutch investor yet to find continental opportunity comparable to UPP in the UK.
UK's Strathclyde cements interest in housing
08 Apr 2013
UK – Largest local authority fund considers benefits of regulated social housing market.
Austrian funds see wide dispersion of returns despite similar portfolios
05 Apr 2013
AUSTRIA – Figures compiled by Mercer show APK achieved returns twice as high as those of rival.
'Pragmatic' UK regulator excludes most joint ventures from AIFMD
28 Mar 2013
EUROPE – FSA issues second consultation paper on Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive.
INREV laments no mention of property in Green Paper on long-term investing
28 Mar 2013
EUROPE – Association praises Brussels for acknowledging negative impact of prudential regulation.
Nordic roundup: AP Pension, FSP Pension, AP6, Gnotec, SPP, KPA Pension, Storebrand
26 Mar 2013
EUROPE – AP Pension offloads five properties in real estate allocation shift.
Unipension to divest Danish property, focus on global real estate
21 Mar 2013
DENMARK – Move to indirect investment approach to affect allocation levels at different funds.
