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Australian superfund regulators increase unlisted asset scrutiny

APRA will soon publish a review into how superfunds value unlisted assets, with ASIC supporting the work as it considers systemic risk to the wider financial system.

Future Fund to consider housing investments under new mandate

For the first time, the Australian government has directed the superannuation fund to target specific asset classes when making investments.

NY state pension hits $3bn in real estate commitments this year

NYSCRF’s recent pledges include $400m to a new partner targeting cold storage.

Institutional exposure to real estate expected to drop in 2025  

Half of institutional investors are under-allocated to real estate amid stronger performance in public equities, finds Hodes Weill and Cornell University’s latest Allocations Monitor.

NBIM sees fresh opportunities in US offices

Five years after shifting away from the sector, the investor has partnered with manager DivcoWest to take advantage of ‘current dislocation.’

How pooling is opening new avenues for LGPS

The practice enables the UK local government pension schemes to explore new areas of private real estate, such as impact investing.

Deep Dive: The investors to watch in the new cycle

With one eye on the new market cycle, emerging and evolving capital sources are mobilizing to make the most out of an allocation to private real estate.

Aware Super’s UK platform to capture ‘window of opportunity’ in offices

The investor’s newly formed international team has partnered with Delancey to invest £1bn in the UK, with London offices as the initial focus.

CPP Investments establishes first UK single-family rental JV

The £500m commitment to a joint venture with Kennedy Wilson represents the Canadian pension plan’s first foray into SFR in Europe and a chance to ‘really go at scale’ in the sector.

Legal & General acquires stake in Taurus to ramp up US real estate exposure

The deal includes a separate $200m seed investment by the UK pension investor, which cited growing institutional interest in US multifamily and logistics assets and decarbonization initiatives.