Real Estate – Page 63
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FSP outsources residential admin
[15:30 CEST 22-04] DENMARK - Finanssektorens Pensionskasse, the Danish pension scheme for financial sector workers, has outsourced the administration of its Danish residential properties and leases to Dan-Ejendomme.
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NewsIPE-QUEST: High yield debt
[15:45 CEST 11-04] GLOBAL – A continental European pension fund has said it is looking for managers for a $80m (€50.5m) global developed markets high yield debt mandate, using IPE Quest.
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VastNed forced to reconsider takeover
[11:30 CEST 10-04] NETHERLANDS - VastNed Retail, the €1.8bn property fund, has been forced by majority shareholders, such as pensions investor PGGM, to re-consider its initial refusal to a takeover bid.
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Norway pension fund allocates 5% to real estate
[16:00 CEST 07-04] NORWAY – Europe’s largest pension fund, the NOK2136bn (€267bn) Norwegian Government Pension Fund – Global, has said it will switch 5% of its asset to real estate, while moving more into emerging markets.
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SBZ seeks real estate and SRI managers
[12:15 CEST 04-04] NETHERLANDS – SBZ, the €2.57bn industry-wide pension fund for care insurers, is looking to make changes to its environmental, social and governance structure and its real estate portfolio as part of its earlier swap to fiduciary management.
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BLPK at top end of Swiss performers
[16:30 CET 26-03] SWITZERLAND – The CHF5.2bn (€3.3bn) Basellandschaftliche Pensionskasse generated a 4%return on investments in 2007.
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North Yorks seeks actuary as Lothian reappoints SLI
[16:35 CET 19-03] UK – North Yorkshire County Council has issued a tender for a provider of actuarial services for its £1.2bn (€1.5bn) pension fund.
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FSP raises the ceiling on property
[15:20 CET 10-03] DENMARK - Finanssektorens Pensionskasse, the Danish pension scheme for financial sector workers, is adding a hefty slice of property exposure to the unit-linked scheme now used by all new members.
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German doctors mull infrastructure
[12:00 CET 29-02] GERMANY – The €9bn Nordrheinische Ärzteversorgung (NAEV), the German pension fund for doctors in the North Rhine region, is contemplating a move into infrastructure investments.
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Environment code to calculate property’s carbon emissions
[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.
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Norway appoints Partners Group for real estate advice
[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.
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ASIP finds median performance at 1.8%
[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.
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Credit crunch cost $3-4trn – JP Morgan
[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.
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NewsLPFA considers 'market-neutral' pensions strategy
[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.
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Avon PF to place 1/8th in multi- manager property
[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.
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DNB steps up scrutiny on Philips real estate scandal
[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 ...
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Dutch property association launches anti fraud framework
[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.
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NewsVervoer invests in RaboBouw infrastructure
[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.
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Features
Turkey: Focus on ... real estate
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 ...
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NewsIslamic investor quest for diversified reviews
[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.
