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    European pension funds retrench as Korea looks westward

    2010-04-26T17:02:00Z

    ASIA-PACIFIC – Local investors will replace US and European pension funds in Asia within 10 years, the Asian Public Real Estate Association (APREA) conference heard last week.

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    ING REIM steps in to rescue Creed fund

    2010-04-22T16:31:00Z

    ASIA – ING Real Estate Investment Management has taken over as general partner (GP) at an Asian real estate fund for the second time in 12 months.

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    BRIC-built recovery expected - JLL

    2010-03-25T16:38:00Z

    GLOBAL – The BRIC countries will lead the global real estate market recovery as their economic expansion boosts occupier demand across all sectors and cross-border investment returns, according to Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL).

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    Inflation worries bring closer scrutiny of Asian real estate

    2010-03-18T17:20:00Z

    ASIA-PACIFIC – There is a growing concern over the prospect of inflation rising too quickly in the main economies of Asia, but Aberdeen Property Investors believes the respective authorities have sought to tackle the issue pre-emptively and in a positive manner.

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    Asian investors eye real estate fund-of-funds

    2010-03-16T18:07:00Z

    ASIA-PACIFIC – Franklin Templeton Real Estate Advisors (FTREA) has identified a new generation of local real estate managers in Asia Pacific, which the fund of funds manager is currently assessing for its second vehicle targeting the region.

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    Ohio PERS to invest $1.6bn in real estate

    2010-03-11T18:04:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Ohio Public Employees Retirement System will allocate $1.6bn (€1.2bn) in real estate this year and will be targeting stable assets as well as motivated sellers in particular.

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    Mn presses funding extension talks for PME and PMT

    2010-02-22T17:54:00Z

    NETHERLANDS – Mn Services is in discussions with 25 global real estate fund managers, on behalf of Pensioenfonds Metaal en Techniek (PMT) and Pensioenfonds van de Metalektro (PME), about an extension to fund investment periods.

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    South Korea becomes latest to buy Gatwick stake

    2010-02-08T17:48:00Z

    GLOBAL - The National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea has agreed to buy a 12% stake in London’s Gatwick airport.

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    Asia predicted to drive real estate recovery

    2010-01-11T17:55:00Z

    ASIA – Emerging Asian economies are likely to spearhead the next phase in the recovery of the global real estate markets, according to Prupim, the real estate division of UK life assurer Prudential.

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    NPS buys rooms with a view of Sydney Harbour

    2010-01-11T17:46:00Z

    GLOBAL – South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) has bought an office building in Sydney for A$685m (€440m) as it continues to snap up prime assets across the world’s top cities.

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    Asian real estate flourishes ahead of US and Europe

    2009-12-14T17:33:00Z

    ASIA – Real estate markets in the Asia Pacific region have fared better in the aftermath of the global recession than their counterparts in the US and Europe, according to a new report by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

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    Texas Teachers moves into Pan-Asian real estate

    2009-12-14T17:19:00Z

    UNITED STATES – The Teachers Retirement System of Texas has approved a $150m (€101.2m) into the Fudo Capital Fund II commingled fund, to gain exposure to the Asian real estate market.

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    Impact of Dubai shock still polarised - analyst reactions

    2009-11-30T18:21:00Z

    GLOBAL – Concerns that Dubai World’s need to deleverage will place a downward pressure on global real estate prices are unfounded, according to Dan Fasulo, head of research at Real Capital Analytics. Yet officials at real estate specialists Hatfield Phillips disagree.

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    IVG Immobilien to cast its net wider

    2009-10-27T17:22:00Z

    GERMANY - German-based fund manager IVG Immobilien, which has €22.7bn of assets under management, is planning to broaden its client base.

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    APREA opens its doors to pension funds

    2009-09-28T17:10:00Z

    ASIA – Pension funds will be able to join the Asian Public Real Estate Association for the first time after the organisation created a new membership category.

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    AXA REIM appoints new CIO

    2009-09-14T17:30:00Z

    GLOBAL – AXA Real Estate Investment Managers (AXA REIM) has appointed Dennis Lopez as global chief investment officer.

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    Real estate equities bear market over – Cohen & Steers

    2009-09-07T17:15:00Z

    GLOBAL - β€œIn contrast to the direct property market it is our strong view that real estate stocks have made their lows for this cycle and that the REIT bear market ended in March this year,” said Cohen and Steers co-chair and co-CEO Robert Steers.

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    Transaction levels turn the corner

    2009-09-01T16:45:00Z

    GLOBAL – Real estate transaction levels around the world rose for the first time in 18 months and Real Capital Analytics (RCA) predicts this will transpire to be a sustainable trend.

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    Australian real estate plans route out of recession

    2009-08-24T16:25:00Z

    AUSTRALIA – The Property Council of Australia has put together a blueprint for the real estate investment industry, to lead the sector beyond the current downturn.

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    Canadian pension fund develops Chinese connection

    2009-08-10T17:15:00Z

    CANADA/CHINA – The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), investment manager of the $105bn (€73.9bn) Canada Pension Plan, has entered into a joint venture (JV) with Goodman Group to own and develop logistics assets in mainland China.