Jon Peterson
NewsPGGM, Inland America forge $600m retail real estate JV in US
GLOBAL – Dutch manager earmarks $130m of equity for venture in two separate commitments.
NewsCanada Pension Plan enters Nordic real estate market
NORTH AMERICA – CPPIB considers deal 'first step' in ongoing joint investment platform.
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NewsPGGM makes follow-on investment in shopping centre joint venture
NORTH AMERICA – New commitments with partner Inland Real Estate come to $250m.
NewsCPPIB pours another $400m into Chinese logistics JV
GLOBAL – New commitments made by partners doubles size of China Logistics to $1bn.
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CalPERS pursues infrastructure and private equity
[12:30 CET 19-12] US - The California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) has adopted a new asset allocation mix which will see $29bn shift out of bonds and equities to finance increased investment in private equity, infrastructure and real estate.
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CalPERS narrows search for CalWest buyers
REAL ESTATE – The $230bn (€175bn) California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) has narrowed the list of candidates to buy the CalWest industrial portfolio.
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Checking in for better returns
Hotel investments offer reward potential to those who can rise to the challenge of sweating the asset, as Jon Peterson reports
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Billion dollar feeding frenzy
Considerable amounts of pension fund real estate capital have sought public-to-private real estate transactions recently, Jon Peterson finds
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Local view: tough nut to crack for US pension funds
The New York City investment market remains an arena that many of the large pension funds want to invest in, but have some difficulty finding the deals. One of the main reasons for this is the market attracts just about every capital source known to mankind. This includes pension funds, ...
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LA Fire & Police to invest in pooled real estate
REAL ESTATE – The $13.6bn Los Angeles Fire & Police Pension System has approved an investment in a commingled fund and signed off on some emerging manager guidelines.
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Ex-CalPERS’ McCook joins new firm
REAL ESTATE - Mike McCook, the former senior investment officer for real estate at the California Public Employees Retirement System, has found new employment. (This article first appeared on IPERealEstate.com.)
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Retail therapy for funds
Many of the major US pension funds are investing in retail properties through a single-account manager. One of these is the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS). The pension fund has an interest in a wide variety of assets. These include everything from regional malls to grocery-anchored shopping centres. One ...
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Conference illuminates property index
PREA chairman Stephen Furnary opened the combined 2005 Pension Real Estate Association and National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries conference by telling his audience how the event would give them a better understanding of the NCREIF Property Index. He said: “The index allows us to do a better job ...
