Établissement Retraite Additionnelle de la Fonction Publique has charged the real estate business of French insurer AXA with building it a core property portfolio over 10 years that complies with its socially responsible guidelines.
2 min read · 28 August 2013
The Canadian pension plan has bought a 50 percent stake in eight central London offices for £173.9 million from the BT Pension Scheme and has formed a longer-term joint venture to gather more assets.
3 min read · 28 August 2013
The $165 billion pension plan expects to evaluate more value-added and core real estate opportunities outside the US, as part of a continuing effort to pursue lower-risk property investments.
3 min read · 28 August 2013
Harvest Real Estate Investments, the collaboration between Harvest Fund Management and Grosvenor Fund Management, has taken down its first investment in China, acquiring a shopping centre in Shanghai in a separate account for two Chinese institutional investors.
2 min read · 28 August 2013
Cheer for managers of private real estate funds as Korean investors responsible for $500 billion of assets indicate in an ANREV-led survey they will increasingly seek investments in overseas closed-ended funds and investment clubs at the expense of joint ventures.
2 min read · 28 August 2013
Chinese insurer Ping An has completed its first overseas real estate investment, acquiring for £260 million, the Lloyd’s Building in London from German real estate company Commerz Real.
2 min read · 28 August 2013
Property now shares the top spot with direct hedge funds when it comes to the value of assets within the alternative investment universe, according to a new report by Towers Watson.
2 min read · 28 August 2013
The Singaporean sovereign wealth fund is strengthening its presence in the West amid expectations of higher interest rates and slower growth in Asia.
2 min read · 28 August 2013
The London-based firm has won a mandate to invest in property funds and other indirect methods from the £750 million Coca-Cola Enterprises Pension Scheme from current incumbent CBRE Global Multi-Manager.
1 min read · 28 August 2013
Neil Odom-Haslett joins from Deutsche Pfandbriefbank to lead a push into real estate lending in the UK.
2 min read · 28 August 2013
