State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB) is seeking to lower its real estate allocation target from 8% to 7%.
The recommendation, made by the $144bn (鈧�124bn) pension fund鈥檚 investment consultant NEPC during a board meeting, also involves lifting private equity allocation from 11% to 12%.
The pension fund told 91传媒在线 that 鈥渢he recommendation change is driven by the current market values across asset classes and pacing assumptions for future capital deployment鈥�.
A final decision is expected to be made following a board meeting approval in December.
Essex Properties Trust revealed in its third-quarter earnings report that it has extended its relationship with SWIB via a new 50/50 US apartments investment joint venture known as Wesco VI.
Both parties have contributed $150m each to the venture which is expected to have a $660m investment firepower.
Confirming the new partnership, SWIB told 91传媒在线 that the joint venture is a 鈥漜ontinuation of a long-standing successful relationship鈥�.
Wesco VI has so far acquired the 139 Monterra Apartments in Mill Creek for $55m and the 155-unit Martha Lakes Apartments in Lynwood for $53m.
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