Indices, benchmarks
Ontario Teachers' beats RE benchmark with 19.4% return
CANADA – Real estate portfolio worth CAD$16.9bn outstrips 15.5% benchmark in 2012.
US, Asian core funds outperform European – IPD global index
GLOBAL – IPD launches its global fund index, covering 72 funds with $172bn under management.
Kansas PERS reshuffles REIT manager roster
UNITED STATES – Brookfield, Urdang to manage $137m portfolio as part of 'yield-driven' allocation.
Thomas Reuters to launch Asia Pacific real estate indices
GLOBAL – Company teams up with Global Property Research, Asia Pacific Real Estate Association.
'Quality' secondary property outperforming short-lease prime
UK – Secondary assets with long leases second-best performers, according to IPD.
Simon Mallinson joins RCA to lead European expansion
GLOBAL – Real Capital Analytics hires former Invesco Real Estate senior research director.
S&P Dow Jones, Townsend Group launch REIT index
GLOBAL – Index aims to provide risk/return characteristics typical of direct core investments.
IPD launches Spezialfonds index
EUROPE – IPD and BVI partner to launch index appropriate for multi-asset portfolios.
FTSE, NAREIT to launch US green REIT indices
EUROPE – Launch reflects demand from large asset owners worried about 'exposure to changing sector'.
Institutionals failing to use risk models to gauge correlation
GERMANY – Union Investment survey also points to low take-up of models for alternatives.
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