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Slovenia's PRVA makes first foray into real estate
SLOVENIA 鈥� The 鈧�185m PRVA second-pillar fund has bought a property in Ljubljana, making its first foray into real estate.
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Redington, M&G talk up UK social housing debt opportunity
UK 鈥� Pension funds in the UK are being encouraged to consider financing social housing as an alternative to inflation-linked bonds.
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Czech investors and foreign institutions go separate ways
CZECH REPUBLIC 鈥� Property transaction volumes in the Czech Republic have picked up in the first quarter of 2010 relative to the same period last year, as cross border and local investors targeted different ends of the market, according to DTZ.
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No risk of major crash in Chinese property market, says Henderson
GLOBAL 鈥� The Chinese real estate market may be surging, but it is at no risk of crashing and burning, according to Henderson Global Investors.
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Swiss pension funds to invest in India and Japan this year
GLOBAL 鈥� AFIAA, the global property investor owned by 18 Swiss pension funds, is aiming to make real estate investments in Japan and India before the end of 2010.
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Barings: China will tread carefully on real estate market
CHINA 鈥� The Chinese government will continue to tread cautiously over policy measures aimed at cooling the real estate market amid the near-certain postponement of a property tax originally scheduled for introduction this month, according to Barings.
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Hermes Real Estate acquires core London office
UK 鈥� Hermes Real Estate, the property fund manager owned by the 拢35.3bn (鈧�42.5bn) BT pension scheme, has acquired an office asset on the outskirts of London for 拢58m.
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Whitbread wannabes in UK underestimate complexity, says Punter Southall
UK 鈥� UK pension funds considering property to plug their pension gaps are looking at overly complex structures to do it, according to research by consultancy Punter Southall on the recent Whitbread property partnership.
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Emerging markets to lead revival of luxury retail sector, says Colliers
GLOBAL 鈥� Rents in the luxury retail sector are set to increase in the near term after a two-year hiatus, according to Colliers International.
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Interest rate swaps blocking UK disposal pipeline, Savills says
UK 鈥� The prohibitive cost of unwinding interest rate swaps on real estate debt is preventing financial institutions from offloading a growing volume of distressed UK assets, according to Savills.
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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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AP4 acquires 鈧�565m of Swedish residential assets
SWEDEN 鈥� The Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund (AP4) has made one of the largest ever residential investments in the country.
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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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Listed timber fund grows Chinese exposure
CHINA 鈥� A London-listed timber vehicle funded mostly by UK and European pension schemes is acquiring Chinese assets in a bid to build up a significant market-specific portfolio.
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Finnish insurer pays more for long lease logistics
FINLAND 鈥� Finnish pensions insurer OP-Henkivakuutus Oy has acquired two assets 鈥� one light industrial, the other a warehouse 鈥� from a UK fund for 鈧�20.7m, reflecting a yield of 7.5%.
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GIC 鈥榳ill not list鈥� real estate portfolio
GLOBAL 鈥� GIC鈥檚 European head of real estate today denied reports that Singapore鈥檚 largest sovereign wealth fund (SWF) plans to list its real estate portfolio. However, he did not deny that the fund could list a portion of it.
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Munich office outlook maintains focus on prime
GERMANY 鈥� Munich office rental will pick up slowly in 2010 even if there is a speedy recovery, according to a report published this week by Knight Frank.
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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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BVK 鈥榦ptimises鈥� UK portfolio by selling assets
GERMANY/UK 鈥� Bayerische Versorgungskammer (BVK), the 鈧�43.2bn German pension fund, has sold two UK office blocks for 拢48m (鈧�56.6m).
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LPFA could start wave of investment in UK housing
UK 鈥� The 拢3.5bn (鈧�4bn) London Pension Fund Authority (LPFA) could be the first in a number of UK pension funds investing in the residential real estate sector.
