People News – Page 68

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    Norway appoints Partners Group for real estate advice

    2008-03-03T14:00:00Z

    NORWAY – The Norwegian Ministry of Finance has appointed PartnersGroup to provide real estate consultancy services to the NOK 2.1trn(€265bn) Government Pension Fund - Global.

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    Russell Investments adds real estate staff

    2008-02-21T17:34:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Russell Investments has expanded its real estate staff with the hiring of Dawne Clark as a portfolio manager.

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    Join us in Berlin for IPE Real Estate Awards 2008

    2008-02-21T17:21:00Z

    EUROPE - The 4th IPE Real Estate Investor Forum & Awards will take place in Berlin on Thursday 22 & Friday 23 May 2008, and pension funds are now being invited to join us for this important gathering.

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    RV Kuhns adds real estate presence

    2008-01-28T17:00:00Z

    UNITED STATES - RV Kuhns & Associates has become the latest general investment consultant in the United States to have its own real estate team.

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    Courtland arrival firms West Coast division

    2007-12-17T17:38:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Courtland Partners has hired Lou Canlas as a principal to boost its pension fund real estate consulting operations on the West Coast.

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    Spikker leaves PGGM for ABP

    2007-12-10T17:30:00Z

    NETHERLANDS - PGGM’s Hans Spikker is to join ABP at the end of 2007 as manager of its non-listed European real estate portfolio.

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    Henderson names first German client relationship team

    2007-12-10T17:29:00Z

    GERMANY – Sylvia Seeger has been named as the first German-language client relationship manager at Henderson’s German operations in Frankfurt.

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    Texas Teachers to grow real estate staff

    2007-12-10T17:19:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Teacher Retirement System of Texas is looking to grow its real estate staff as it mover closer to its 10% allocation for real estate.

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    Brookfield expansion targets REITs

    2007-12-03T16:57:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Brookfield Asset Management has moved into the REIT management business with the acquisition of KG Redding.

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    CalPERS drops RREEF after key staff losses

    2007-11-26T13:00:00Z

    UNITED STATES – RREEF has lost the contract to manage California Public Employees Retirement System’s CalWest Industrial Investors LLC separate account following the departure of several key officials earlier this year.

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    Director arrested in Philips pensions fraud

    2007-11-19T17:32:00Z

    NETHERLANDS - Dutch fraud police have arrested the former and current directors of real estate at PREIM, the real estate arm of the €14.5bn Philips pension fund, as part of their investigation into fraud connected with the scheme’s property portfolio.

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    Norway seeks real estate expertise

    2007-11-12T17:20:00Z

    NORWAY – The Norwegian Government Pension Fund – Global has effectively confirmed its intention to invest in real estate by tendering for a real estate investment consultant.

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    DTZ strikes oil with Canada buy

    2007-11-12T17:10:00Z

    CANADA - As Canadian pension funds continue to invest aggressively in overseas infrastructure, DTZ has announced it is entering the market through the CA$31m (€22.5m) acquisition of property services firm JJ Barnicke.

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    Frequin quits Blue Sky for Goodman

    2007-11-05T17:50:00Z

    NETHERLANDS - Blue Sky Group, the fund manager for three KLM pension funds collectively worth more than €10bn, has lost fund manager Hidde Frequin just five months after he joined.

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    ABP defector joins F&C

    2007-10-22T17:20:00Z

    NETHERLANDS - ABP real estate securities analyst Jorit Arissen is leaving the Dutch pension fund after just over a year to join fund manager F&C.

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    PCA 'conflict of interest' forces CalSTRS' shop

    2007-10-22T17:10:00Z

    UNITED STATES - California State Teachers Retirement System is planning to hire a new real estate consultant for the first time in 10 years.

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    LVAM in drive to grow institutional business

    2007-10-22T16:50:00Z

    UK – LV Asset Management (LVAM), the asset management arm of UK’s largest friendly society, has announced ambitious plans to expand its fund management arm with 12 new funds and the development of a multi-manager capability, targeted at institutional and retail investors.

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    McGuire swaps Edinburgh for London

    2007-09-11T17:45:00Z

    UK – AXA Real Estate Investment Managers has persuaded Standard Life Investment’s Martin McGuire to leave his property remit at the life office and head up one of its core-plus propositions.

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    US Colony seeks infrastructure with Challenger

    2007-09-10T12:00:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Australian-based Challenger Financial Services Group Limited has formed a strategic relationship with Los Angeles-based Colony Capital to invest in real estate and infrastructure in the US, Europe and Asia.

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    Unibail-Rodamco prepares post-merger management

    2007-08-27T17:00:00Z

    NETHERLANDS - Unibail-Rodamco is almost ready to announce its top 50 management structure as its integration efforts are now on track, the €23.9bn property investor has said.