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The London-based firm turned away approximately €200m in commitments for its second pan-European logistics-focused fund.

The firm has promoted Thorsten Slytå to the new position, which was established in response to growing demand for more direct investment.

Bart Price, the sovereign wealth fund’s head of growth markets real assets, will join as chief executive of the platform by early next year, PERE understands.

With its partner funds around £850m underweight to UK real estate, the LGPS pool is poised to begin deploying from its latest vehicle, says head of real estate Alistair Smith.

APRA will soon publish a review into how superfunds value unlisted assets, with ASIC supporting the work as it considers systemic risk to the wider financial system.

For the first time, the Australian government has directed the superannuation fund to target specific asset classes when making investments.

The appointment comes as the firm plans to more than double its assets under management to $100bn including third-party capital.

Over the past several months, the world’s property markets have continued to move in an upward trajectory, says Rasheed Hassan, head of global cross border investment at Savills.

NYSCRF’s recent pledges include $400m to a new partner targeting cold storage.

The UK manager aims to bring all of its real estate equity and debt strategies into Spain and elsewhere in Europe over the next three years.