Meagan Rees

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    Irish reserve fund commits to US real estate

    2006-07-24T00:00:00

    IRELAND 鈥 The 鈧16.3bn National Pensions Reserve Fund made commitments of 鈧70m to two US-based property investment vehicles in the second quarter. The fund committed 鈧31m to a vehicle managed by Capital Trust and 鈧39m ...

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    CBRE in deal with Oxford Property Consultants

    2006-06-19T00:00:00

    REAL ESTATE 鈥 UK real estate research and investment firm Oxford Property Consultants has inked a deal with CB Richard Ellis. The move will see a merger between OPC鈥檚 investment management arm with the existing UK multi-manager busines...

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    Swedish buffer fund considers real estate

    2006-06-19T00:00:00

    REAL ESTATE 鈥 The roughly SEK187.3bn (鈧20.2bn) buffer fund F枚rsta AP-Fonden, or AP1, may consider real estate as it continues its push into alternative asset classes. 鈥淚t could be hedge funds or real estate,鈥 said a sp...

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    Amonis cuts real estate for hedge funds

    2006-06-12T00:00:00

    REAL ESTATE - The 鈧1bn Amonis pension scheme for dentists, doctors and pharmacists has reduced its exposure real estate 鈥 and equities - and ploughed roughly 鈧34.2m into a fund of hedge funds portfolio managed by Key Asset Managemen...

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    IPD unveils new UK quarterly index

    2006-05-08T00:00:00

    REAL ESTATE 鈥 IPD, the global independent research company, has released its first quarterly index report for the UK property market. The new index reflects the performance of more than 7,000 properties valued at close to 拢100bn (鈧...

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    S&P unveils nine new real estate indices

    2006-05-08T00:00:00

    REAL ESTATE - Standard & Poor鈥檚 has launched nine new Property and REIT Peer Indices - designed to give a more accurate reflection of global property and REIT investment trends. The launch coincides with S&P鈥檚 seventh annual GI...

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    UK church rebalances real estate portfolio

    2006-05-08T00:00:00

    REAL ESTATE 鈥 The 拢4.9bn (鈧7.1bn) Church Commissioners fund 鈥 responsible for paying vicars鈥 pensions 鈥 rebalanced its commercial property holdings in 2005 to increase diversity and reduce risk. 鈥淭here was ...

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    Sweden鈥檚 AMF to double real estate allocation

    2006-04-03T00:00:00

    REAL ESTATE 鈥 The SEK281bn (鈧29.8bn) AMF pension fund is looking to more than double its current 6% investment allocation in real estate. The scheme鈥檚 current real estate investment amounts to SEK16.2bn, but it is looking to stre...

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    Sal. Oppenheim poaches Ernst & Young team

    2005-12-11T00:00:00

    SWITZERLAND 鈥 Ernst & Young鈥檚 entire real estate team moved to the newly established Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie. corporate finance division on December 1. The team formed part of the larger EY corporate finance business unit, inc...

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    Bulgarian developer aims to raise 鈧59m

    2005-12-11T00:00:00

    UK 鈥 Bulgarian Property Developments 鈥 which focuses on property developments, trading and investment 鈥 is planning to raise up to 拢40m (鈧59.4m) through the placing of new shares to capitalise on its existing six-site pro...

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    Dutch schemes in deal with Altera Vastgoed

    2005-12-11T00:00:00

    NETHERLANDS 鈥 The Stork and PNO Media pension funds are to transfer their 鈧90m Dutch real estate portfolio to, and become shareholders in, real estate group Altera Vastgoed. The funds will become shareholders in Altera and its four sec...