Real Estate – Page 55
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NewsWednesday people roundup
SRL Global, Mercer, Lombard Risk Management, Pictet Asset Management, RREEF, ECE
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NewsGerman pension funds pool assets for real estate fund
Four schemes commission Warburg-Henderson to set up €300m pan-European property Spezialfonds.
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Germany's Union Investment sees record institutional inflows
Net sales surge to €11.3bn last year, with Spezialfonds being one of the main drivers.
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NewsING to offload property business to CB Richard Ellis
Deal will include ING REIM Europe, ING REIM Asia and US-based Clarion Real Estate Securities.
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NewsEuropean Commission stands by 'holistic' approach to pension reform
László Andor says Commission has already begun preparations on White Paper.
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NewsInflation fears draw Swiss investors back to real estate
Eight of 10 respondents to Ernst & Young survey agree mid-term fears are driving decision.
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NewsCalPERS jettisons real estate equities in new strategy
US giant overhauls real estate strategy to focus on core investments and domestic market.
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NewsDutch minister calls for inflation-linked infrastructure pilot programme
Finance minister Jan Kees de Jager to initiate a project for financing Dutch infrastructure by institutional investors against an inflation-linked return.
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NewsDutch pension provider PGGM scouts China for infrastructure deals
Henk Huizing, head of infrastructure for the €103bn pension provider, last week toured China on a fact-finding mission to scout assets
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NewsMerger creates Italian fund management giant
FARE, FIMIT create Italy's largest independent real estate asset management company.
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Rockspring sets up Amsterdam base for real estate investments
Appoints Laurien Van Wieringen to head up first operation in the Netherlands.
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NewsAPG puts weight behind Philippines property developer
The €266bn Dutch pension asset manager invests €37m in Philippines real estate developer.
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NewsGlobal real estate investment surges by more than 50%
GLOBAL – Global real estate investment activity recovered to pre-crisis levels at the end of last year, and Europe and the US have seen the strongest rebounds, according to the latest figures.
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NewsING REIM confirms sale talks, CBRE tipped as front-runner
GLOBAL – ING Real Estate Investment Management has confirmed it is in discussions with "several parties" on a possible sale of parts of its business after media reports claimed CBRE was the front-runner in the bidding process.
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NewsSPMS awards Aviva Investors €350m unlisted property mandate
GLOBAL – The €5.5bn occupation pension fund for Dutch medical consultants (SPMS) has appointed UK firm Aviva Investors as manager of its unlisted property.
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NewsATP signs off €700m for indirect real estate investments
DENMARK – Denmark's largest pension fund, ATP, has allocated a further €700m to invest in real estate funds, joint ventures and club deals through its subsidiary ATP Real Estate.
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NewsVasakronan makes Sweden's largest single real estate deal
SWEDEN – Vasakronan, the real estate company owned by Sweden's national buffer funds, has acquired the Blåmannen 20 city block in Stockholm, known as Klara Zenit, in its entirety for SEK4.35bn (€487m).
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NewsFinland's Etera targets SRI and green property
FINLAND - Etera, the Finnish mutual pension insurance company, has signed the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) and has joined Finland's Green Building Council (FIGBC).
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NewsAPG makes joint bid for ING's €1.9bn Australian property fund
NETHERLANDS – The €266bn Dutch asset manager APG is part of a syndicate bidding for a €1.9bn ING property fund.
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NewsSwiss AFIAA takes profits from Canadian investments
GLOBAL – AFIAA, the foundation owned by 20 Swiss pension funds, has sold three assets in Canada as part of an optimisation of its global real estate portfolio.
