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Australia’s Future Fund to invest directly in RE without external managers for first time

The decision will ‘increase flexibility’ and help secure best value for money, said chair Greg Combet.

Europe expected to benefit from US investors’ loyalty to climate action

Sustainability chiefs tell PERE Network Europe Forum delegates that investors will shift allocations amid US ESG backlash.

CDPQ drops Ivanhoé Cambridge brand name amid restructuring

The Canadian pension fund says the rebrand will enable ‘a single identity’ across investment teams as it internalizes its $55bn property arm.

Japanese investors: US real estate still reigns, but Europe gains

At the PERE Tokyo Forum, property investors in the country say America remains their top choice despite some policy concerns.

LA pension takes new look at global real estate opportunities

Global opportunities in logistics and data centers were highlighted for Southern California LP with $33bn in assets during optimistic review of rebounding RE assets

Seeking higher returns, GPIF looks to increase real estate exposure

The Japanese pension is shifting from “cautiously“ to “steadily“ developing its real estate allocation, director Yoshitaka Todoroki said at the PERE Tokyo Forum.

Inside the PERE 100 with BGO and APG

The PERE Podcast breaks down PERE’s latest manager ranking and a shifting capital formation landscape with BGO’s John Carrafiell and APG’s Robert-Jan Foortse.

The Stack, Vancouver: A modern icon changes hands for the first time

Oxford Properties and CPP Investments had co-owned the portfolio that includes the building on a 50-50 basis, until Oxford agreed to buy out CPP’s stake for $1.1bn.

SCERS eyes greater European exposure with €60m Hines commitment 

The pension is weighing one of its largest real estate deployments to date as part of an ongoing push for geographic diversification.

Investors on M&A: ‘It’s much harder to have conviction re-upping’

The wave of consolidation changing the make-up of the PERE 100 and PERE 200 has made follow-on commitment decisions more challenging for investors.