Real Estate – Page 64
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IPE-QUEST: $100m REIT mandate
NETHERLANDS – A Dutch institutional investor is looking for a real estate manager via IPE-Quest.
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London & Capital doubles assets
GLOBAL – London & Capital reported a rise in assets under management to over $3bn (€2.23bn) from $1.6bn in 2005.
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Schroders named as Shetland manager
[12:57 CEST 14-06] UK – The Shetland Islands Council has named Schroders as the manager awarded a £20m (€29.6m) UK property mandate.
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Dutch schemes consider rejuvenating industrial estates
[16:54 CEST 12-06] NETHERLANDS - Dutch pension funds are showing an interest in investing in the rejuvenation of run-down industrial estates in the Netherlands.
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Mercer calls for earlier selection input
[16:57 CEST 08/06] EUROPE - Pension funds seeking real estate fund managers need to get involved in selection process discussions at an earlier stage because the bespoke nature of mandates is becoming more complicated, according to consultants Mercer.
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Blue Sky hires successor to Satumalaij
[16:53 CEST 07/06] NETHERLANDS – Blue Sky Group, the manager of Dutch airline KLM’s pension fund assets, has appointed Hidde Frequin as its new real estate fund manager.
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E.on crowned top European real estate pension investor
[11:00 CEST 01/06] EUROPE - E.on’s GPS service was the runaway winner of the evening at this year’s IPE Real Estate Awards as it picked up no less than five real estate investment awards and was named the Best European Pension Fund 2007.
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Encouraging best practice
Property and alternatives managers are also taking action in the area of ESG, writes Lynn Strongin Dodds
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Population decline could hit office space demand
[13:15 CEST 31/05] EUROPE – Pension fund investors will need to be more selective about the property investments they make in the future as a decreasing European labour market is likely to slow the growth of demand for office space, according to the University of Maastricht.
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United Norwest seeks multi-asset returns via Barings
[12:56 CEST 23/05] UK- The United Norwest Co-operatives Employees’ Pension Fund has handed Baring Asset Management a mandate to manage £23m through its Extended Risk Fund.
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NBIM appoints real estate manager
[16:27 CEST 22/05] NORWAY – Paul Golding is joining Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) to prepare what appears to be the bank's first foray into international real estate to invest assets of the NOK1.88trn (€230bn) Norwegian Government Pension Fund – Global.
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IPE-QUEST: Norwegian insurer in real estate search
[10:57 CEST 18/05] NORWAY – A Norwegian insurance company is looking for managers for a real estate portfolio in excess of $40m (€14.8m) using IPE-QUEST.
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Strathclyde seeks property valuer
[17:06 CEST 11/05] UK – The £9.6bn (€14.1bn) The Strathclyde pension fund for Glasgow County Council is looking for a new independent property portfolio valuer.
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Warwickshire makes foray into alternatives
[17:03 CEST 11/05] UK – Warwickshire County Council pension fund has awarded three mandates which allow the £1bn (€1.4bn) fund to invest in the alternatives market.
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DekaBank opens Vienna office
[17:02 CEST 11/05] AUSTRIA – German asset manager DekaBank is opening an office in Vienna targeting pension funds in Austria and Eastern Europe.
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PGGM contracts new €54m headquarters
[17:01 CEST] NETHERLANDS – The €83bn Dutch pension fund PGGM has commissioned construction firm Ballast Nedam to build its new €54m headquarters.
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French pension fund tax benefits at stake
FRANCE – Ségolène Royal, the Socialist candidate for the French presidency, is threatening – if elected to power – to remove tax benefits from pension funds which speculate in real estate rather than in companies perceived to be creating jobs.
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Edinburgh re-appoints State Street
UK – Edinburgh Council has renewed State Street Global Advisors' contract for a £113m (€180m) Scottish Homes pension fund mandate.
