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Indiana moves into real estate
UNITED STATES - Indiana Public Employees Retirement Fund has approved $300m (鈧�205.7m) worth of real estate investments as it moves into the asset class for the first time.
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Iowa PERS will only buy post-sale
UNITED STATES - Iowa Public Employees Retirement System has decided the only way it will be investing in real estate in 2008 is through reinvesting the sales proceeds from properties sold over the next 12 months.
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US pension funds putting capital in core strategy
UNITED STATES - Pension funds in the United States are still choosing to invest in core strategy real estate, despite evidence over recent months suggesting many funds are turning to wider diversification.
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Student firm offloads assets worth 鈧�307m
UK - Unite, the UK student accommodation firm 4.5% owned by Dutch civil service scheme ABP, last week sold 拢220.3m (鈧�308m) of assets to the UK Student Accommodation Fund (USAF), in a move designed to fund its growth.
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Oregon PERF investment sees new forays
UNITED STATES - Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund has agreed to invest $150m (鈧�102.6m) into commingled funds focused on Asia and urban strategies.
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Philips scheme dismantles real estate portfolio
NETHERLANDS 鈥� The besieged 鈧�14.6bn pension scheme of Dutch electronics major Philips has sold around 15% of its real estate holdings to Dutch real estate investment fund Vesteda.
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CalSTRS and ING Clarion set up value-added JV
UNITED STATES - California State Teachers Retirement System and ING Clarion Partners have created a value-added investment joint venture called INGCal Tactical.
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US pensions scrutinise apartments
UNITED STATES - Pension funds in the United States are going to be taking a closer look at placing some capital into apartments as officials believe there will be stronger renter demand for apartments in the near-term.
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MacFarlane raises $1bn for urban investment
UNITED STATES - MacFarlane Partners has raised $1bn (鈧�683.6m) for Urban Real Estate Fund II, making this one of the largest urban commingled funds ever to be created in the United States.
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MagazineCrisis of confidence
Kevin White and Leonard Mills examine the causes and consequences of the credit crunch kicked off in the US residential property market
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MagazineCross the investibility threshold
Almost a year after REITs鈥� introduction in the UK, legislation on investment in residential property is still work in progress. Rupert Dickinson reports
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Washington State ups real estate allocation
UNITED STATES - Washington State Investment Board has decided to boost its real estate allocation from 12% to 13%.
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Apartments hit most by market shift 鈥� Pramerica
UNITED STATES - Pramerica Real Estate Investors is predicting the apartment market will be the most affected of all major property types by the recent changes in the residential housing and credit markets.
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CalPERS commits $250m to int'l opportunity
UNITED STATES - California Public Employees Retirement System has approved a $250m (鈧�171.1m) commitment into the Rockpoint Real Estate Fund III which is currently only holding investments in Japan.
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Pennsylvania State signs to $1bn Mexico fund
UNITED STATES - Pennsylvania State Employees Retirement System is thinking of making a commitment to a $1bn (鈧�681.3m) Latin America residential fund being launched by Pramerica Real Estate Investors.
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US pension funds make play for value-added apartments
UNITED STATES - Pension funds in the United States are moving some capital into investing in value-added apartments, as renter demand for flats is believed to be on the upswing.
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US pension fund capital heads back to core
UNITED STATES - Some pension fund capital in the United States is flowing against the tide and being reallocated to a core investment strategy.
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Indiana PERF searches for core and REIT managers
UNITED STATES - The Indiana Public Employees Retirement Fund is now searching for real estate managers for core and REIT strategies through new RFPs.
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San Diego City targets non-US real estate
UNITED STATES - San Diego City Employees Retirement System has approved its first ever targeted allocation for non-United States real estate investments.
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Pension funds show distressed debt interest
UNITED STATES 鈥� US pension funds are considering placing real estate capital into debt strategies on the back of recent market turbulence.
