Shayla Walmsley
NewsPGGM seeks infrastructure-style platforms for student housing
EUROPE – Dutch investor yet to find continental opportunity comparable to UPP in the UK.
News'Pragmatic' UK regulator excludes most joint ventures from AIFMD
EUROPE – FSA issues second consultation paper on Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive.
NewsINREV laments no mention of property in Green Paper on long-term investing
EUROPE – Association praises Brussels for acknowledging negative impact of prudential regulation.
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NewsSovereign wealth funds to increase real estate, infrastructure exposure
GLOBAL – Funds continue to focus on direct investment in significantly sized assets.
NewsAPG mulling property portfolio shift towards residential
NETHERLANDS – Senior portfolio managers says 30% residential allocation a 'possibility'.
NewsAviva acquires residential development for pension scheme-focused fund
EUROPE – Company to provide £19m to finance 212 residential assets in sale-and-leaseback deal.
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Strathclyde pension fund pulls out of L&G joint venture
UK – Scheme offloads stake in shopping centre fund ahead of redevelopment.
NewsInvestors reject construction risk as watchdog warns of lender pullout
EUROPE – UK parliamentary committee threatens changes to licensing regime.
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NewsContinuing euro-zone crisis boosts real estate investor sentiment
EUROPE – More than 80% of Ernst & Young survey respondents expect deal volume to increase.
NewsUK parliamentary report criticises pension fund wind farm 'oligopoly'
EUROPE – Parliamentary public accounts committee demands profit redistribution.
NewsAXA taps defined benefit schemes with UK long-lease fund
EUROPE – Company raises £125m for fund with target war chest of £1bn by 2018.
NewsBasel III liquid assets to include residential mortgage-backed securities
EUROPE – RMBS to be included among liquid assets banks may hold as buffer against losses.
NewsIrish subsidies 'skewing' competition in real estate market
IRELAND – Study sees little appetite for alternative lenders to challenge NAMA dominance.
NewsNorwegian oil fund makes first foray into European logistics
EUROPE – Norwegian Pension Fund Global to acquire 50% of ProLogis portfolio for €1.2bn.
NewsAP3 to take over social infrastructure joint venture
SWEDEN – National buffer fund to acquire 50% of Hemsö it does not already own.
AnalysisNews analysis: Resistance to the AIFMD is futile
The Dutch fought the law, but the law will win, says Shayla Walmsley.
NewsAIFMD exemption for pension fund managers 'unlikely'
NETHERLANDS – Dutch exemption for firms acting solely for pension funds under scrutiny.
NewsUK to allow REITs to invest in other REITs
UK – George Osborne's plans to change rules could facilitate pension fund joint ventures.
NewsFuture Fund buys stakes in European airports
GLOBAL – Australian fund to acquire AIX infrastructure portfolio for €1.6bn.
NewsNorwegian oil fund to devote third of real estate portfolio to US
GLOBAL – Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global to target office, retail properties.
