In order to meet future liabilities, the Asia Pacific Real Estate Association has called on pension funds in the region to mirror their US and European counterparts which have asset allocations to real estate of up to 10%.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
In a recent meeting, a San Diego pension offered a rare glimpse at internal rates of return and performances of two heavy-hitting infrastructure investors – Global Infrastructure Partners and Macquarie Infrastructure Partners.
3 min read · 24 January 2013
The UK opportunity fund manager sponsored by Schroder Property, has struck up a joint venture with the major pension fund and investor, British Airways, to buy an office investment in central London
1 min read · 24 January 2013
Algemene Pensioen Groep, the Dutch pension fund with approximately €250 bn of equity under management, wants to benefit more from the region’s growth story, according to a report by Bloomberg.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
The Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan Pension Fund, which has around £760m of assets, wants to find a real estate fund of funds manager to invest globally.
1 min read · 24 January 2013
The Boston-based private equity real estate firm has sold its stake in the Telus Tower to the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan, which now owns 90% of the 810,000 sq. ft property.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
The government has eliminated its previous 5%, 15% and 25% cap on pension plan investments in real estate and Canadian resource properties, with expectations the rule could result in rising allocations to the asset class.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
Beth Ann Roybal has been charged with stealing $500,000 from the Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association between 1993 and 2009, where she worked as a real estate investment official and property manager.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
More than a third of UK pension funds already invested in real estate are actively looking to increase their exposure to the asset class, according to Aberdeen Asset Management.
1 min read · 24 January 2013
The Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund, which is a government agency designed to act as a buffer against temporary fluctuations in pension system contributions and disbursements, is buying Dombron from Sweden's largest property company Vasakronan
1 min read · 24 January 2013
