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CPP’s real estate returns remain flat at 3.7% for fiscal 2026

CPP committed significant funds to data centers around the globe as it continued to pare back on retail and office investments.

Aussie superfunds see good ‘relative value’ again in real estate

CSC’s Glenn Riley said ‘the market has turned’ as the investor looks to increase deployment in the asset class.

‘A lot of unnecessary risk’: Lagging performance puts managers’ losses under scrutiny

The PERE Podcast spotlights the metric every investor is asking for and what it suggests about market sentiment, with StepStone Real Estate’s Jeff Giller.

CPP expands direct playbook with first European real estate co-investment

By acquiring a minority stake in Blackstone’s French logistics platform Proudreed, the Canadian pension fund is exploring ‘creative ways’ to invest in Europe, says regional head of real estate Tom Jackson.

Connecticut pension anchors Artemis’s fifth flagship fund

The Hartford-based investor is focused on existing manager relationships as it eyes $1.2bn in real estate commitments this year.

Ohio SERS seeks to reduce real estate exposure after missing benchmarks

The Ohio school pension’s CIO believes successful managers in the asset class will need to be ‘effective operators.’

Aussie performance test overhaul to unlock more affordable housing capital

Reforms under consideration could see more investments in the strategy with the introduction of an ‘emerging covered asset class.’

Private real estate losses prompt search for answers

As a growing number of covid-era deals underperform, investors are probing whether market timing or poor manager decisions are to blame.

David Hodes: ‘Why Chatham? They leaned in heavily on technology’

The PERE Podcast caught up with private real estate capital advisory firm Hodes Weill’s co-founder just days after its sale to financial risk management firm Chatham Financial about why their union made sense.

Oxford Properties names next head of US

The new hire will replace Randy Hoffman, who left last year after two decades at the real estate arm of Canadian pension plan OMERS.