In its Outlook 2010 briefing, UK-listed asset manager Aberdeen Asset Management, says given the rise of equities this year and general continued economic uncertainly, a ‘degree of diversification’ into real estate markets seems to be an attractive proposition.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
Unite Group, the London and Bristol-based student accommodation investor and fund manager, registers an uptake in capital commitments from institutions.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
Pending a review of its policies by Governor-elect Chris Christie, the state will not make any new commitments to its alternative investment programme.
3 min read · 21 January 2013
The pension fund of UK local authority, Bath & North East Somerset Council, is taking advantage of the repriced US core real estate debt market via Partners Group.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board president David Denison credited ‘the continued strength in the equity markets’ for the increase. Real estate posted essentially flat returns in the three months to the end of September
2 min read · 21 January 2013
Treating placement agents as lobbyists under California law would impose the proper limitations on the practice, CalPERS’ president Rob Feckner wrote in a letter to the pension’s board.
3 min read · 21 January 2013
The departure of Joshua Gotbaum from Blue Wolf Capital will not trigger a key-man clause.
3 min read · 21 January 2013
The European Public Real Estate Association says the new Spanish regime for property investment fails to capture the benefits of a ‘true REIT’.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
As transaction volumes start to slowly pick up in the US, real estate professionals at the ULI conference argue that investors need to “get real” over return expectations.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
The high returns of the boom years have been replaced by another ‘R’ word: risk, according to a series of white papers by Ernst & Young. Real estate companies should now be focused on capital sources, reevaluating their business model and managing global risk.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
