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Alaska Permanent Fund makes major commitment to infrastructure
UNITED STATES - The Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation has approved new commitments for infrastructure totaling $750m (鈧�476.2m).
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Opt for Reading over Riyadh - fund manager
MIDDLE EAST 鈥� Pension fund real estate investors should steer clear of the Middle East property, use debt if you can get it, and wait for a property market turnaround in the UK, according to asset managers.
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Ohio PERS goes global with REITs
UNITED STATES 鈥� Officials at the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System have voted to allow investments in public real estate on an international basis.
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ING hires despite talent shortage
NETHERLANDS/ASIA - ING has appointed a regional veteran to head its Asian fund management operations against growing international competition for regional talent.
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SWFs avoid infrastructure, opt for funds
GLOBAL - Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) will shy away from direct investment in global infrastructure to avoid allegations of 鈥榩olitical鈥� investment, according to analysts at the McKinsey Global Institute, an economics thinktank.
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Capri goes international
UNITED STATES - Capri Capital Partners has expanded its efforts to international real estate with its plans to develop a $2bn (鈧�1.27bn) mixed-use project in Saudi Arabia.
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Pramerica creates investment platform for India
UNITED STATES - Pramerica Real Estate Investors has created an investment platform for investing in India.
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'Goodnight Europe', as RoW dominates returns ranking
GLOBAL - Europe accounted for only one of the world鈥檚 top five-returning property markets, according to the IPD Global Index launched last week.
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Experts question potential for Asian property
ASIA -The credit crunch and rising inflation have caused the real estate industry to question whether the rapid economic growth of Asia and double digit returns of its property markets can be sustained.
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McKinsey sees Middle East infrastructure soaring
MIDDLE EAST - Middle East institutional investors with liquid funds will dominate infrastructure in their domestic region, according to McKinsey experts.
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Japanese returns head for zero
JAPAN - Slowing capital growth is accelerating Japanese property鈥檚 downward growth trend, according to IPD, as new figures show there was a 5% fall in return to 11% between January and February.
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J-REITs are bowed but still borrowing
JAPAN - J-REITs are better positioned than other Japanese property firms to weather lender caution, according to a report published by Moody's which maintains a stable outlook for 20 of 22 rated J-REITs.
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APG reshuffles Asian real estate team
NETHERLANDS 鈥� Dutch APG Investments, the wholly-owned division of ABP created to manage the assets and administration of the pension fund, has reshuffled its Asian real estate team.
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LACERA moves $50m into pan-Asia fund
UNITED STATES - Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association had added to its international real estate exposure by committing $50m (鈧�32.2m) to the ING Real Estate Asia Value Fund.
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Investors pull back from emerging markets
GLOBAL - Investors are pulling back from emerging markets as the credit crunch dents both global transaction volumes and occupancy.
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Vietnam gains ground in global rent rise
VIETNAM - Ho Chi Minh City has seen the world鈥檚 fastest office rent rises in the 12 months to March, with occupancy costs rising 94%, according to CBRE鈥檚 Global Market Rents survey.
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Asian retail is 'sound'
ASIA - ING Real Estate has described the Asian retail market as 鈥渇undamentally sound鈥� and announced the acquisition of 80% stakes in two Korean hypermarket developments, in a joint venture with an unnamed local insurance firm.
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Smaller funds need to be more active - NAEV
EUROPE 鈥� Smaller pension funds may need to be more active in their handling of real estate assets than larger pension funds, suggests evidence presented at the recent IPE Real Estate Forum.
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JPMorgan raises $600m for China fund
UNITED STATES - JPMorgan Asset Management raised in excess of $600m (鈧�380.6m) for its latest commingled fund, the JPMorgan Greater China Property Fund.
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Cambodia is the new Vietnam
CAMBODIA - International investors in Asian real estate are looking beyond the rapidly saturating Vietnamese market to Cambodia in search of macro-driven investment opportunities.
