Pension Fund

Aware Super makes debut commitment to student housing

The Australian super fund has pledged €426m to a venture that will also provide its first exposure to German real estate.

Public REITs’ balancing act

The new entrants have closed some of the largest private real estate funds this year, but can they serve two disparate investor groups?

Mississippi PERS sees early recovery from core managers’ rebalancing

Although the firms all leaned more heavily into niche strategies, they diverged on how to recalibrate their office exposures going forward.

BCI’s private real estate portfolio declines for third straight year

The sector, which represents 20% of the Canadian pension’s total portfolio, has been its only negatively performing asset class since 2023.

TPG Angelo Gordon adopts ‘top-down’ approach for latest flagship fund

The firm has a $3bn target and more rigid sector allocations for Realty Value Fund XII, the first launch in the global series since Angelo Gordon’s acquisition by TPG in 2023.

Longpoint holds close for debut European fund

Texas Permanent School Fund is among the investors backing the Boston-based manager’s value-add fund targeting German and Dutch logistics properties.

Bouwinvest’s Siezen: ‘We’ve never done anything like this’

The Dutch investor’s CEO explains the significance of the group’s first-ever proposal for a reciprocal tax framework to boost cross-border pension investment.

LA Fire and Police urged to ‘get money to work’ in current market cycle

The California public pension considers building its allocation to niche real estate strategies as it pares down its public REIT exposure.

PSP reports $1.5bn real estate loss amid shift toward infra

The Canadian pension cited residential oversupply and domestic immigration policy as contributors to the portfolio’s -7.3% return in fiscal 2026.

In a risk-on market, anchor investors are opting not to go it alone

For some groups, partnering with other capital providers can make it easier to take a chance on a less established fund strategy.