Âé¶¹Ó³» Asia-Pacific News – Page 141
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San Diego City expands its international focus
UNITED STATES - San Diego City Employees’ Retirement System is growing its international real estate investment program by investing in a commingled fund and moving its domestic REIT program to a global stage.
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Ohio Police & Fire invest $162m in real estate
UNITED STATES - Ohio Police & Fire pension fund has approved a real estate strategy to invest $162m (€103.8m) in the asset class for 2008.
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PREA delegates call the real estate recession
GLOBAL - It will take around 18 months for capital markets in commercial real estate to return to normal – that was the consensus among the more than 700 delegates attending the PREA Spring Conference in Boston last week.
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Asia gains local real estate education
ASIA - The Asian Public Real Estate Association (APREA), which represents the listed sector, has launched a certification programme for regional real estate investors.
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Chicago Teachers buys Asian exposure
UNITED STATES - Public School Teachers’ Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago has extended its international real estate exposure by agreeing to allocate $40m (€25.7m) to the Merrill Lynch Asia real estate opportunity fund.
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Maryland State to double real estate allocation
UNITED STATES - Maryland State Retirement Agency is doubling its targeted allocation for real estate from 5% to 10%.
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CPPIB renounces rights to acquire Auckland airport
CANADA/NEW ZEALAND – THE Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has headed off government attempts to block foreign ownership of strategic infrastructure assets, by gaining 57.7% shareholder approval for a carefully worded bid for a minority stake in Auckland International Airport.
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Chicago Police eyes more real estate
UNITED STATES - Chicago Policemen’s Annuity and Benefit Fund has increased its allocation to real estate from 5% to 7%.
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New Jersey considers $350m for non-core
UNITED STATES - New Jersey Division of Investment is looking at placing $350m (€232m) into non-core real estate investments through commitments to six commingled funds.
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Chicago Teachers reviews 'emerging managers' status
UNITED STATES- Public School Teachers’ Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago is looking at investing $125m (€84.3m) this year, in international real estate and emerging managers, once the scheme has reviewed its definition of an ‘emerging manager’.
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CalPERS approves €850m in real estate
UNITED STATES - California Public Employees Retirement System has allocation $859.8m (€587.9m) of new real estate investments in commingled funds containing a mixture of local and international real estate, and debt.
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SanFran Employees selects global REIT managers
UNITED STATES - San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System has selected European Investors and ING Clarion Real Estate Securities as its global Reit managers.
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Hotel investors build at home, buy abroad
US/GLOBAL -US hospitality investors are looking to Asia for returns but will face increasing competition from local investors, according to a report by Ernst & Young.
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China set to buy Japan
ASIA - Liquid Chinese institutions could replace western investors in the region’s mature property markets, including Japan, according to Standard Life Investments.
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AP Pension makes first direct Asia property bet
DENMARK -- AP Pension, the Danish occupational pension scheme, haschannelled DKK130m (€17.4m) into an Asian property fund with aportfolio of shopping centres – its first direct foray into Asian realestate funds.
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RREEF heads for Hyderabad homes
INDIA - Deutsche Bank property subsidiary RREEF has entered the Indian market with a $70m (€47.6m) indirect investment in residential developer Golden Gate Properties.
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Texas Teachers spends $600m on finance and overseas
UNITED STATES - Teacher Retirement System of Texas is looking at making new real estate commitments totaling $600m (€402.8m), the bulk of which will tap into the demand for institutional debt support.
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Pennsylvania Public School to invest $641.5m into real estate
UNITED STATES - Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System intends to allocate up to $641.5m (€436.1m) in new real estate investments through a variety of commingled funds, in a bid to tap advantages thrown up by the credit crisis.
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Iowa PERS will only buy post-sale
UNITED STATES - Iowa Public Employees Retirement System has decided the only way it will be investing in real estate in 2008 is through reinvesting the sales proceeds from properties sold over the next 12 months.
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US pension funds putting capital in core strategy
UNITED STATES - Pension funds in the United States are still choosing to invest in core strategy real estate, despite evidence over recent months suggesting many funds are turning to wider diversification.


