The attorney general of California today filed a civil suit against placement agent Alfred Villalobos and a former CalPERS board member. In addition, the head of the pension’s giant alternative investment programme has been placed on administrative leave.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
The attorney general of California today filed a civil suit against placement agent Alfred Villalobos and a former CalPERS board member. In addition, the head of the pension’s giant alternative investment programme has been placed on administrative leave.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
Placement agent Alfred Villalobos is facing a civil suit, while the head of the pension’s alternatives programme has been placed on leave.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
The $21bn Austin-based retirement system will increase its overall real estate portfolio from 2% to up to 8% as part of a long-term diversification strategy, investing up to $600m in the next two years.
1 min read · 24 January 2013
The First Investor, the Qatari investment bank controlled by state-owned Qatari Diar, is to launch a pair of real estate investment funds, one focussed on Brazil and the other focussed on Russia.
1 min read · 24 January 2013
US real estate specialist consultant, The Townsend Group, beefs up multi-manager business by hiring the former head of ING Real Estate Select.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
Earth Capital Partners has launched its Forestry Fund I targeting 12% IRRs through the acquisition of established plantations and agricultural land ripe for planting in Brazil and other Latin America countries.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
The current demand for assets is not an indication of a return to “normal” but merely a reflection of how little product exists in today’s market, according to CBRE Investors Capital Partners president Ethan Penner.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
The risk behind Blackstone's investment in Broadgate, a large office complex in central London, is expected to be diminished after its largest tenant agreed to extend its occupation via a pre-let.
1 min read · 24 January 2013
H Cabot Lodge becomes president of the New York firm’s UK subsidiary and head of European investments
1 min read · 24 January 2013
