Core Plus

NPS reduces number of commitments to real estate funds

With only a 7.4% increase, the investor also recorded a slower climb in real estate commitment compared with prior years.

LOGOS co-founder to start new logistics firm

Iliffe will spin out part of LOGOS’ business following ESR’s acquisition of the three co-founders’ ownership stakes.

Hines secures over €1bn for European core-plus fund

Commitments and deployment accelerated significantly over the last three quarters.

UK LGPS commitments signal ‘turning point’ for affordable housing

Local government pension schemes committed an aggregate £275m across two affordable housing funds last week.

Schwarzman: Blackstone to become world’s largest AI infrastructure investor 

The firm’s CEO said $2trn in projected capital expenditures in data center development globally will create ‘unprecedented opportunities.’

Hines’ core fund buys New Jersey apartments

The manager bought two luxury high-rise apartments for $222m all cash.

PIMCO makes senior real estate leadership changes

Five executives at the California-based investment manager have assumed new roles as two other professionals have left the firm.

Investors are still taking chances on new manager relationships

Even during a fundraising slump, one of the world’s largest capital allocators just demonstrated institutions will make bets for the right firm and strategy.

HSBC’s Sharpe: I built my career doing what nobody else wanted to do

While others said no to moving to Asia, the relocation was one of the major turning points for the executive’s 40-year real estate career.

CalPERS anchors Nuveen’s US affordable housing fund

The California pension plan’s backing of the vehicle marks its first investment with the New York-based manager.