Real Estate – Page 103
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Kodak pension scheme gets property boost
UK – The one-billion-pound (1.46 billion-euro) Kodak Ltd. Pension Plan has seen the real-estate assets in its joint venture with property firm Halladale almost double in a year, according to company documents.
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Deutsche names European real estate research head
EUROPE – Deutsche Bank’s real estate arm has named Peter Hobbs as head of European real estate research.
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This week’s UK pension fund disclosures
UK – The following are UK pension funds’ holdings in companies that have been disclosed this week under the Financial Services Authority’s stock market listing rules.
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Spain’s Zapatero signals confidence in PAYG
SPAIN - The Spanish prime minister, José Luis Zapatero, has announced an increase in state pension payments in a sign of his confidence in the public pay-as-you-go system.
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Deka scandal unlikely to faze investors – HVB
GERMANY – The scandal at Deka Immobilien Investment GmbH which has seen the real estate firm’s head dismissed, is unlikely to faze investors, an analyst at HVB says.
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Rabobank asset management profit falls 6%
NETHERLANDS – Rabobank says its asset management activities’ pre-tax operating profit fell six percent to 80 million euros in the first half of 2004.
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CalPERS buys into German real estate
GERMANY – CalPERS, the largest US pension fund at 166.3 billion dollars (136.8 billion euros), has bought a commercial property in Frankfurt for 14 million dollars.
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Former Varma CEO Pitkänen retires
FINLAND - Paavo Pitkänen, the former president and chief executive of Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co., has retired from the company.
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BOE says DB closures adding to property boom
UK – The Bank of England says the closure of defined benefit occupational pension schemes has added to the recent “upward pressure” on house prices in the UK.
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Features
Looking to wider horizons
The idea that super funds need to consider a fresh perspective on property, and in particular global property, is still a new concept for many. “Property investors need to factor in the big picture and look beyond their own backyard for investment opportunities and trends,” says Stephen Girdis, head of ...
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Online to hit UK high streets
The UK retail property market is buoyant: supply is constrained; demand has been boosted by resilient consumer confidence; lease lengths are amongst the longest in Europe and are supported by the excellent financial strength of the leading tenants. European investors are rightly focusing on this attractive investment proposition. However, there ...
