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Kansas PERS invests $30m in Harrison Street fund
GLOBAL 鈥� The Kansas Public Employees Retirement System has approved a $30m (鈧�23.1m) commitment to the Harrison Street Real Estate Partners III commingled fund.
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European occupancy markets dragged down by austerity measures
GLOBAL 鈥� While occupier demand is rising in the majority of countries across the globe, austerity measures to reduce fiscal deficits are causing a drag on euro-zone and UK real estate markets, according to the latest global report from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
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Ohio School Employees to invest as much as $125m over next 12 months
GLOBAL 鈥� The School Employees Retirement System of Ohio is aiming to invest as much as $125m in real estate over the next 12 months.
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Rothschild makes first investment in New York office market
GLOBAL 鈥� Rothschild Realty Managers has made its first-ever investment in the New York office market with a $150m (鈧�116m) investment in RXR Realty.
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Transactions on the rise globally, but down in Asia: JLL
GLOBAL 鈥� The volume of global real estate transactions in the first half of this year is almost double that of the same period in 2009, but deals in Asia-Pacific dropped by more than a third between the first and second quarters, according to Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL).
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University of California to invest $300m in REITs
GLOBAL 鈥� The University of California Retirement Plan and General Endowment Plan are planning to make a $300m (鈧�238m) investment in REITs.
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CalSTRS to conduct core search in the next 12 months
GLOBAL 鈥� The California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) is planning to send out a Request for Proposal for core managers within the next 12 months.
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Santa Barbara County hires ORG as real estate consultant
GLOBAL 鈥� ORG Real Property has won a real-estate consultancy tender from the Santa Barbara County Employees Retirement System that will give the company full investment discretion.
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Global real estate transactions faltering, says RCA
GLOBAL 鈥� Preliminary data suggests the growth in global real estate transactions slipped significantly in the second quarter of 2010, as the sovereign debt crisis and fears of a double-dip recession took hold, according to Real Capital Analytics (RCA).
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CalSTRS makes pair of real estate investments in first quarter
GLOBAL 鈥� The California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) has made two real estate investments totaling $215.5m (鈧�177m) during the first quarter, as market transactions slowly increased from historically low levels.
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Mass PRIM issues request for core separate account manager
GLOBAL 鈥� Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management (Mass PRIM) has issued a Request for Proposal for a core, separate account real estate manager.
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Wisconsin State Investment Board drops domestic REIT managers
GLOBAL 鈥� The Wisconsin State Investment Board has dropped AEW Capital Management and Heitman as domestic REIT managers to adopt a more "global perspective".
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BPF Bouw opens Dutch portfolio to other pension funds
NETHERLANDS 鈥� BPF Bouw, the pension fund for Dutch construction workers, will offer other pension funds access to its 鈧�4bn domestic real estate portfolio so it can increase its weighting to global property markets.
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CalPERS acquires 12.7% stake in London Gatwick Airport
GLOBAL 鈥� The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has acquired a 12.7% stake in London Gatwick Airport from Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP).
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Texas Municipal selects ORG Portfolio as first-ever consultant
UNITED STATES 鈥� The Texas Municipal Retirement System has chosen ORG Portfolio Management as its first-ever real estate consultant.
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CalSTRS makes 鈧�81m allocation to Thomas Properties Group
UNITED STATES 鈥� The California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) has awarded a $100m (鈧�81.3m) allocation to Thomas Properties Group.
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USS continues to blaze UK acquisition trail
UK 鈥� Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) has continued its 18-month UK real estate spending spree with the purchase of an office building in London's West End for 拢42m (鈧�50.8m).
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Ohio Police and Fire makes $100m commitment to core commingled fund
US 鈥� The Ohio Police and Fire Pension fund has approved a $100m (鈧�84m) allocation to the UBS Trumbull Property fund.
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Mass PRIM fires RREEF as separate account manager
US 鈥� The Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board has terminated RREEF as one of its separate account managers.
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US and Ireland set for spike in distressed sales
GLOBAL 鈥� Ireland and the US are expected to see a significant increase in distressed real estate sales in the short term, according to research from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
