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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).
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Virginia bets on JV with Amli Residential
UNITED STATES 鈥� Virginia Retirement System has decided to invest $400m ($325m) more of its equity into the real estate sector, three quarters of which will go towards an investment partnership with Amli Residential.
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San Diego City diversifies US domestic portfolio
UNITED STATES 鈥� San Diego City Employees鈥� Retirement System has approved $135m (鈧�111m euros) in new real estate investments follow a consultation with The Townsend Group.
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Global forecast confirms two-tier trend
GLOBAL 鈥� The forecast for Europe is cautious, for the US better, and for some of Asia the best of all, according to Jones Lang LaSalle's (JLL) quarterly Global Market Perspective.
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Illinois Municipal plans core search
UNITED STATES 鈥� Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund is to conduct a search next month for a $150m (鈧�122.7m) investment in core open-ended commingled funds.
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Texas Employees makes first move into non-listed
UNITED STATES 鈥� Employees Retirement System of Texas has made its first investments in non-listed real estate funds as it seeks to build up its overall property exposure.
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Recovery boosts forecasts for Europe, US
GLOBAL 鈥� Economic recovery has upped the prospects for long-lease prime properties in cities such as London, New York, Paris and Hong Kong, according to ING Real Estate Investment Management.
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Texas Teachers to target core US real estate through Lionstone
UNITED STATES 鈥� Teacher Retirement System of Texas has formed Lionstone Cash Flow Real Estate Partners One, a fund managed by Houston-based The Lionstone Group.
