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Pension funds pile into UK property
UK – Pension funds and other institutional investors poured more capital into the UK real estate market in the fourth quarter of 2009 than during any other three-month period on record, according to...

UK pension funds to tap smaller property deals
UK – A number of large UK corporate pension funds will take advantage of a neglected segment of the real estate market through a new fund managed by First Property Asset Management (FPAM), a...

IPD update forces questions about UK recovery
UK – The latest results from Investment Property Databank’s (IPD) UK quarterly property index have prompted fund managers to question the sustainability of the market’s recovery.

Property bounce aides Belgian pension funds
BELGIUM – A study of 90 active pension funds by consultancy Mercer suggests Belgian pension funds returned a median of 18.5% on investments by the end of 2009, thanks to a rally in equities and real...

Clavis Walden paifs the way with new structure
UK – Clavis Walden has become the first fund manager to launch a property authorised investment fund (PAIF), an open-ended fund structure offering pension funds the same UK tax benefits as a real...

South Korea becomes latest to buy Gatwick stake
GLOBAL - The National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea has agreed to buy a 12% stake in London’s Gatwick airport.

SURS takes conservative approach to real estate
UNITED STATE - State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (SURS) is planning to apply conservative growth to its 6% targeted allocation to real estate.

Nebraska nears investment in secondary market
UNITED STATES - Nebraska Investment Council is expected to put money in the secondary real estate market next month on behalf of its pension fund, with a $25m (€17.9m) investment in a Landmark...

UK real estate recovery looking shaky - experts
UK – Economic forecasters and property market analysts have warned the recovery in UK commercial real estate market could be unsustainable.

Europe heading for 'slow' real estate recovery
EUROPE – European real estate faces a “long, slow haul” to recovery, according to the latest report from the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

PensionDanmark widens its real estate ground
DENMARK – Danish pension provider PensionDanmark has acquired commercial real estate let to other pension funds in Denmark, and plans to increase its property exposure significantly over the next...

Pension funds called on to invest in infrastructure
UK – The UK government has called on pension funds to consider investing in infrastructure, as officials admit hundreds billions of pounds of investments is needed over the next 10 years.

New Jersey to tap structured credit...while it can
UNITED STATES – The New Jersey Division of Investment has established a $300m (€212m) separate account with Och-Ziff Capital Management to invest in structured credit investment products.

Kansas PERS puts $150m into preferred REIT securities
UNITED STATES- Kansas Public Employees Retirement System has allocated $150m (€106m) to US preferred REIT securities through an existing REIT manager, Brookfield Redding.

NY Common signs up to public-private programme
US – The New York State Common Retirement Fund has invested in the US government’s Public-Private Investment Program (PPIP) via to third-party real estate fund managers.

Pension investors unveil environmental real estate index
GLOBAL – A study conducted on behalf of three major European pension investors has led to the launch of a global Environmental Real Estate index, after evidence showed few property managers meet the...

IASB backs down from balance sheet property valuation plans
GLOBAL – The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has indicated it will not adopt proposals forcing real estate companies to remove property values and rental income from their balance...

Open real estate fund rules set to change
GERMANY – Large investors in German open real estate funds could be legally prevented from withdrawing their money at any time in situations where the funds are suffering liquidity problems.

Real estate appetite shifts towards tighter core market
EUROPE – European institutional investors have developed a lower appetite for risk and a desire for greater control over real estate investments over the past two years, according to the European...

Pramerica to target Mexican pension funds
UNITED STATES- Pramerica Real Estate Investors is creating a commingled investment fund which for the first time will encourage only Mexican pension funds to invest.