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Oregon State Treasury considers trimming RE allocation

The investor plans to maintain a ‘conservative’ posture in the asset class amid recommendations to rebalance its portfolio.

NBIM and Canadian pensions back TPG in $2bn US retail deal

San Francisco-based TPG is acquiring grocery-anchored strip mall specialist ECHO Realty in partnership with Norwegian wealth fund NBIM and Canada’s PSP and La Caisse.

Brookfield forms C$1bn industrial JV with pension-owned developer

The firm partnered with Vancouver-based Concert Properties on a 50:50 venture involving a 5 million-square-foot Canadian logistics portfolio.

CPP Investments adds first dedicated hospitality strategy in Korea

The strategy builds on the Canadian firm’s recent hospitality investment in Japan.

Lenders deny manipulating valuation of Brussels tower in High Court dispute

CBRE Loan Services denies allegations that it and lenders to Belgium’s largest office building pressured valuers.

Oxford’s McNamara to join British Land as CEO

The Canadian pension investor’s head of Europe had also assumed oversight of the Asia-Pacific region just last month.

Harrison Street hires co-head for Asia fundraising from Stepstone

Michael Humphrey is tasked with opening an office in Singapore while working with his team across two offices in Tokyo and Seoul.

Industrial funds display renewed momentum

Having taken less than a quarter of sector-specific market share last year, industrial-focused funds are back with a bang thus far in 2026.

BDT & MSD backs launch of US light industrial platform 

Founded by former Black Creek and Ares execs, Speed Bay Warehouse Solutions has scored $250m from BDT & MSD to acquire multi-tenant warehouses.

Mubadala names real estate chief Nordell as new infra head

Nordell has replaced Saed Arar, who had been with the UAE sovereign wealth fund for 20 years, effective from the beginning of May.