Real Estate – Page 62

  • News

    Environment code to calculate property’s carbon emissions

    2008-02-28T15:45:00Z

    [16:45 CET 28-02] GLOBAL - The Investment Property Databank (IPD) has launched a major global initiative to help real estate owners measure and understand the environmental impact their buildings have, as officials believe such data will become a component of future real estate pricing and legislation.

  • News

    Norway appoints Partners Group for real estate advice

    2008-02-28T13:30:00Z

    [14:30 CET 28-02] NORWAY – The Norwegian Ministry of Finance has appointed Partners Group to provide real estate consultancy services to the NOK 2.1trn (€265bn) Government Pension Fund - Global.

  • News

    ASIP finds median performance at 1.8%

    2008-02-26T11:15:00Z

    [12:15 CET 26-02] SWITZERLAND – The Swiss pension fund association ASIP calculated a median performance of 1.8% with emerging markets equity and real estate contributing most positively.

  • News

    Credit crunch cost $3-4trn – JP Morgan

    2008-02-18T13:30:00Z

    [14:30 CET 18-02] GLOBAL – JP Morgan officials say investment market turbulence sparked by the US subprime housing crisis may already have cost in excess of $3trn (€2.04trn) in lost credit and warn there could be more to come under tightened credit pricing.

  • LPFA considers 'market-neutral' pensions strategy
    News

    LPFA considers 'market-neutral' pensions strategy

    2008-02-15T12:30:00Z

    [13:30 CET 15-02] UK – London Pension Funds Authority officers are hoping to shift the strategy of its pension assets to a more market-neutral position, and may opt for a larger allocation to infrastructure.

  • News

    Avon PF to place 1/8th in multi- manager property

    2008-02-08T15:55:00Z

    [16:55 CET 08-02] UK – Bath and North East Somerset Council is looking to alter the asset allocation strategy and passive equity holdings of the Avon pension fund, to accommodate diversification into UK and global real estate.

  • News

    DNB steps up scrutiny on Philips real estate scandal

    2008-02-08T14:00:00Z

    [15:00 CET 08-02] NETHERLANDS – DNB, the supervisor of the Dutch pension sector, said it is increasing its review of real estate transactions done by with Dutch pension funds, on the back of fraud uncovered at the Philips pension fund, as well as increased volatility on the international real estate ...

  • News

    Dutch property association launches anti fraud framework

    2008-02-06T12:50:00Z

    [15:00 CET 06-02] NETHERLANDS – The Dutch Association of Institutional Property Investors (IVBN), is setting up a framework for risk management to prevent fraud in institutional real estate investment.

  • Vervoer invests in RaboBouw infrastructure
    News

    Vervoer invests in RaboBouw infrastructure

    2008-02-04T15:00:00Z

    [16:00 CET 04-02] NETHERLANDS –Vervoer, the €6.4bn industry-wide pension fund for the private transport sector, has been cited as one of the main investors for a new infrastructure investment fund created by Rabobank’s subsidiary Rabo Bouwfonds.

  • Features

    Turkey: Focus on ... real estate

    February 2008 (Magazine)

    Changes to Turkey’s real estate sector can be described as a leveling off in prices for residential property targeting high income people, the introduction of mortgages for the first time into Turkey, the continued success of real estate investment trusts (REITs) and a growing realisation that Turkey is heading for ...

  • Islamic investor quest for diversified reviews
    News

    Islamic investor quest for diversified reviews

    2008-01-28T15:15:00Z

    [16:15 CET 28-01] MIDDLE EAST – The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investments and Export Credits is conducting a review of potential providers for Shariah-compliant investments in 11 different sectors.

  • News

    AP Pension makes first direct Asia property bet

    2008-01-25T12:00:00Z

    [13:00 CET 25-01] DENMARK - AP Pension, the Danish occupational pension scheme, has channelled DKK130m (€17.4m) into an Asian property fund with a portfolio of shopping centres – its first direct foray into Asian real estate funds.

  • News

    Danish infrastructure opens to private access

    2008-01-10T15:15:00Z

    [16:15 CET 10-01] DENMARK - The private sector is set to play a far greater role in the long-term task of building and improving Denmark’s roads, bridges and railways, as a result of recommendations by the country’s Infrastructure Commission.

  • News

    PFA leaps allocation to tap infrastructure growth

    2007-12-17T14:30:00Z

    [15:30 CET 17-12] DENMARK – The huge Danish PFA corporate pension fund has boosted its infrastructure investment and plans to move even further into the asset class next year, probably including direct investments in the sector for the first time.

  • News

    Enfield mulls real estate update

    2007-12-13T15:15:00Z

    [16:15 CET 13-12] UK – Concerns about the performance of the UK and European property markets mean the London Borough of Enfield is now looking closely at whether to further diversify its pension fund’s real estate allocation.

  • News

    Dutch Unilever fund continues direct real estate

    2007-12-13T14:45:00Z

    [15:45 CET 13-12] NETHERLANDS – The €4bn Dutch pension fund of Unilever, known as Progress, has strongly denied it intends to sell off its direct real estate holdings.

  • News

    Philips scheme dismantles real estate portfolio

    2007-12-11T11:00:00Z

    [12:00 CET 11-12] NETHERLANDS – The besieged €14.6bn pension scheme of Dutch electronics major Philips has sold around 15% of its real estate holdings to Dutch real estate investment fund Vesteda.

  • News

    Real estate sought through IPE-Quest mandate

    2007-12-10T15:00:00Z

    [16:00 CET 10-12] SWITZERLAND – A search has been launched for an investment manager to look after a €10m European real estate mandate, using IPE Quest.

  • News

    Philips fund fraud brings calls for transparency

    2007-11-16T15:10:00Z

    [16:10 CET 16-11] NETHERLANDS - The Dutch Association of Property Participants (VVP) has called for more transparency around property transactions, to prevent fraud such as that now being investigated at the company pension scheme of electronics giant Philips.

  • News

    IPE Awards: BNL fund to outsource real estate

    2007-11-16T12:30:00Z

    [13:30 CET 16-11] ITALY – The €970m pension fund of the Italian Banca Nazionale del Lavoro (BNL) is looking to outsource the management of its real estate portfolio.