The state’s employee retirement system last year enjoyed above-average returns for large US public pensions, thanks in part to its top performing asset classes such as real estate and private equity.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Testifying yesterday before the US Senate Finance Committee, Timothy Callahan warned lawmakers not to impose new taxes on private equity real estate fund managers.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
At PERE’s first annual PERE Forum: Asia in Hong Kong, the importance of establishing strong local ties was repeatedly stressed as the key to investment success in Asian real estate.
2 min read · 01 February 2013
Just 32 companies will produce Walker-compliant reports. Is this enough, asks Nicholas Lockley.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The German firm has launched a fund of funds to invest in five pan-Asian vehicles, targeting a maximum final close of $465m.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Two months after launching its £1bn opportunity fund, Evans Randall has invested in three office properties, all of which are in the capital.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The London-based firm is making its second foray into Central Europe for Benson Elliot Real Estate Partners II.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
A LEED-certified office building in Southern California has been added to Legacy’s office portfolio.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The acquisition comes amid increasing interest in commercial property in California’s tech hot-spot.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
John Slade, head of international investments for the global real estate advisory firm, believes emerging markets ‘are not going to be halted in their tracks’ by a slowdown in the US.
2 min read · 22 January 2013