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Orange County ends separate account relationship with American Realty
GLOBAL 鈥� The Orange County Employees Retirement System has decided to end its separate account relationship with American Realty Advisors.
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Malaysian pension fund allocates 鈧�1.2bn to UK property
GLOBAL 鈥� Malaysia's first-pillar pension scheme has allocated 拢1bn (鈧�1.2bn) to UK real estate in expectation of a long-term annual yield of 6-7%.
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RREEF: Seoul 'safer than London'
GLOBAL 鈥� Investors will take refuge in Asian markets from "considerably riskier" developed markets such as London, according to RREEF Germany managing director Clemens Schaefer.
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Dutch manager PGGM moves into US retail amid rising residential prices
NETHERLANDS 鈥� PGGM is to expand its focus from US housing to retail, citing growing demand for residential and supply scarcity.
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Merseyside pension scheme tenders for property asset manager
UK 鈥� The 拢4.2bn Merseyside Pension Fund (MPF) is tendering the position of property asset manager for its UK-based direct real estate investments.
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脜str枚m, Otterud join forces to found Custor Capital
GLOBAL 鈥� Real estate fund-of-funds pioneers Anders 脜str枚m and Tomas Otterud have teamed up with former AP1 CIO Bo Ljungl枚f to establish an independent investment firm targeting institutional investors.
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CPPIB, Future Fund recapitalise Australian shopping centre fund
GLOBAL 鈥� Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Australia's Future Fund have helped recapitalise a flagship Australia shopping centre fund by agreeing to invest A$750m (鈧�524m) between them.
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LACERA earmarks $350m for real estate investment
GLOBAL 鈥� The Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA) has approved its real estate investment plan for the 2010-11 fiscal year, provisionally earmarking $350m (鈧�277m) for investment.
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Nebraska puts $63m into core commingled funds
GLOBAL 鈥� The Nebraska Investment Council (NIC) has approved $63m (鈧�49.6m) worth of real estate commitments into core open-ended commingled funds.
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Medicx fund highlights growing investor interest in healthcare
UK 鈥� A healthcare fund run by specialist investor and developer Medicx has raised 拢45m (鈧�55.1m) in capital from a number of institutional investors, the National Grid UK Pension Scheme, the Merseyside Pension Fund, Henderson Global Investors and Prudential.
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Pramerica to take on UBS ground lease fund
UK 鈥� Pramerica Real Estate Investors will take over from UBS Global Asset Management as investment adviser for the UBS Secure Income Property fund.
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Louisiana Teachers to invest as much as $150m in real estate
GLOBAL 鈥� The Teachers鈥� Retirement System of Louisiana is planning on making $100m-150m (鈧�78m-116m)) worth of commitments to opportunity funds in real estate over the next 12 months.
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NYSTRS makes $50m allocation to Cornerstone fund
GLOBAL 鈥� The $72.5bn (鈧�52bn) New York State Teachers鈥� Retirement System (NYSTRS) has approved a $50m commitment to the Cornerstone Patriot Fund, a commingled fund managed by Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers.
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LaSalle KAG to tap mid-sized pension funds
GERMANY 鈥� The new German capital investment fund (KAG) announced by LaSalle Investment Management last week will tap small and medium-sized pension schemes struggling to adapt to globalisation.
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Illinois Teachers allocates $323m of new capital to real estate managers
GLOBAL - The Teachers鈥� Retirement System of the State of Illinois has awarded new allocations totaling $322.6m ($243.5m euros) to its four existing fund managers.
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Standard Life Investments makes pair of direct buys in Brazil
GLOBAL 鈥� Standard Life Investments (SLI) has built up its global fund's exposure to the Brazilian office sector with two direct acquisitions.
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Luxembourg Fund Partners to launch high-tech fund for CEE region
EUROPE 鈥� Luxembourg Fund Partners is set to launch a fund focusing on high-tech real estate in central and eastern Europe (CEE).
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Oregon scheme makes $100m commitment to pan-Asia fund
GLOBAL 鈥� The Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (PERF) has approved a $100m (鈧�75.6m) commitment to the Angelo Gordon Pan Asia Real Estate Fund II.
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Henderson targets local interest with German retail fund
GERMANY 鈥� Henderson Global Investors is seeking to tap demand from German institutional investors for exposure to their domestic retail sector.
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Texas Teachers earmarks $1.1bn for real estate investment
GLOBAL 鈥� The Teacher Retirement System of Texas has approved $1.1bn (鈧�849.5bn) worth of new commitments to real estate.
