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German real estate funds in the Euro crisis: Solid returns in local markets

Laxman — Wed, 15 May 2013 00:47:13 +0000

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Dubai ready to launch $500 million property fund

Laxman — Fri, 10 May 2013 02:37:40 +0000

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Fund targets Latin American housing

Laxman — Thu, 09 May 2013 02:46:43 +0000

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Norges’ property portfolio balloons in Q1 but return slips

Laxman — Tue, 07 May 2013 02:41:38 +0000

Norway’s giant government pension fund saw the market value of its real estate portfolio climb almost by half in the first three months of 2013 following a series of major deals. Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) - manager of the Norwegian Pension Fund Global - reported that the market value of the real estate portfolio stood at NOK 37 bn (€4.8 bn) in the first quarter of this year. This marked a 48% increase on the total of NOK 25 bn for the fourth quarter of 2012. (more…)

Big funds see commercial property opportunity

Laxman — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 02:22:23 +0000

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Blackstone sees big opportunities in China’s property market

Laxman — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 01:43:30 +0000

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Should you use rental properties to fund retirement?

Laxman — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 02:16:04 +0000

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S.Africa: Where to now for real estate funds?

Laxman — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 02:14:21 +0000

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Investors commit $6.5 bln to property funds in March

Laxman — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:35:39 +0000

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German property funds outperform European and global investment vehicles

Laxman — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:29:33 +0000

German property funds tracked by UK performance analysis group IPD outperformed global and Europe-focused property investment vehicles in the year to March 2013, returning 2.3 percent as against -1.0 percent for global and -0.3 percent for European property funds, IPD said in its monthly assessment of the sector. The report also showed that inflows surpassed outflows from liquidating property funds, indicating a return of investor confidence in Germany’s real estate market. (more…)

Europe: Investors pile into real estate securities funds

Laxman — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 03:32:17 +0000

Growing appetite for listed property exposure since the onset of the global financial crisis has led to a surge in real estate securities funds. This is because a property allocation gained through the listed sector plus the attractive income returns appeal to a broader range of investors, according to the European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA). (more…)

Global funds keen on China property

Laxman — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 01:41:25 +0000

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SWFs poised to be aggressive with US CRE

Laxman — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 01:24:37 +0000

Sovereign wealth funds, it is no secret, have been steadily building up a war chest of funds and all signs point to an unleashing this year. What may take some by surprise is the level of their wealth and the aggressiveness by which they will deploy their assets—especially as they step up their property investments. (more…)

Buyout firm TPG to try hand at property fund

Laxman — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 01:06:09 +0000

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Finnish institutional investors’ international real estate fund of funds launched

Laxman — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 01:02:57 +0000

A real estate fund of funds set up by Pohjola Property Management Ltd called Real Estate Debt and Secondaries Ky (REDS) has accumulated EUR 100 million at the first closing. The funds will be invested in international real estate funds’ secondary interests, real estate loan funds and other investment instruments that specifically utilise the real estate market situation. (more…)

Fund returns weaken in 2012: IPD

Laxman — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 01:08:23 +0000

Pan-European property funds posted a negative return of 2% over the final quarter of 2012 as the eurozone crisis continued to take its toll, IPD said. The negative quarterly performance was the third in a row as returns continued to be dragged down by value declines in the direct real estate market as a result of the eurozone crisis. (more…)

More funds investing in property markets: CBRE

Laxman — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 01:21:56 +0000

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Dubai’s property market set to witness $1 bln influx

Laxman — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 03:32:31 +0000

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Saudi CMA: More real estate investment funds needed

Laxman — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 02:59:35 +0000

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Strong market growth follows stable returns in German real estate funds

Laxman — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 03:25:47 +0000

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Global listed property outperforms global equities by 8.6pct

Laxman — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 03:48:27 +0000

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Global listed property fund managers under-perform benchmark

Laxman — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 03:48:11 +0000

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Norway sovereign wealth fund enters US property market

Laxman — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 03:46:52 +0000

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Italian listed RE funds bounce in January – BNP PRE

Laxman — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 03:46:40 +0000

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Real estate investors not always very keen on hedge funds

Laxman — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 03:44:46 +0000

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UK property fund managers put up the gates

Laxman — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 01:23:41 +0000

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US housing recovery called into question by M&G

Laxman — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 01:14:30 +0000

M&G’s Global Real Estate Securities fund manager has questioned the wisdom behind equity investors attempting to buy into a US housing market recovery. Gillian Tiltman, who has run the £80.2m fund since June 2010, said that the US housing market would pick up as part of a cyclical recovery, but warned against hope of a “structural recovery”. (more…)

Should investors reconsider commercial property?

Laxman — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 01:07:57 +0000

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Singapore’s GIC invests in $1.6 bln UK property fund

Laxman — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 03:03:33 +0000

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Germany retains lead as preferred destination

Laxman — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 02:53:31 +0000

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5 funds to play the real estate rebound

Laxman — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 01:37:27 +0000

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Blackstone rushes $2.5 bln purchase as homes rise

Laxman — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 01:37:08 +0000

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To Canadian funds, U.S. real estate looks ripe

Laxman — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 01:39:22 +0000

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Northern European property funds flirt with recovery in 3Q - IPD

Laxman — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:59:44 +0000

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Colliers International: German open-ended funds and the Eastern European investment market

Laxman — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 01:30:14 +0000

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Asia: Property equity funds greatly outperform direct investors

Laxman — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 01:41:19 +0000

Asian property securities led the way in terms of total return during this year, as the Henderson Horizon Asia Pacific Property Equities fund and the First State Asian Property Securities fund are the top two performers in the IMA Property sector year to date, returning 36.2 per cent and 33.5 per cent respectively. (more…)

India real estate funds lose sheen

Laxman — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:32:55 +0000

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UK: Focused real estate funds outperform

Laxman — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 02:48:58 +0000

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Lone Star in EUR1bln German property deal

Laxman — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 02:48:44 +0000

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Blackstone said to seek at least $2 bln for Asia fund

Laxman — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 03:54:24 +0000

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Property sector set to gain from Asian funds boost-LaSalle

Laxman — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 03:37:37 +0000

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Blackstone launching Asian real estate fund

Laxman — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 03:37:12 +0000

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Norway Wealth Fund to spend $11bln adding U.S. real estate

Laxman — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 01:18:37 +0000

Norway’s $660 billion sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, plans to invest about $11 billion as it enters the U.S. real estate market. The fund, mandated by the country’s finance ministry to eventually put 5 percent of assets in property, wants one-third of that, or 1.7 percent, to be in the U.S., said Yngve Slyngstad, chief executive officer of Oslo-based Norges Bank Investment Management, which oversees the pool. (more…)

Portuguese property investment funds contract by 0.3pct in Q3

Laxman — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 03:27:20 +0000

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Nordic fund index posts 1.9pct return in Q3: IPD

Laxman — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 03:25:29 +0000

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Real estate funds rake in EUR 2.4bln of commitments in October

Laxman — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:38:03 +0000

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CPPIB extends reach in Brazil real estate market

Laxman — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 03:23:10 +0000

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Global real estate funds see sharp rebound

Laxman — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 01:35:04 +0000

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Global property equity funds bounce back says S&P Capital research

Laxman — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 03:43:09 +0000

Global property equity funds saw a sharp rebound in the first half of 2012, says S&P Capital IQ Fund Research in its latest sector trends paper. The peer-group median fund was up 12.6% in the first half of the year, in contrast to a 7.8% decline in 2011 and a fall of 10.5% in 2010. (more…)

Investors confirm healthy appetite for European real estate debt funds

Laxman — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 04:01:07 +0000

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Property fund managers highlight sector ‘uncertainty’

Laxman — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 03:58:11 +0000

Equity funds focused on property sector rebound in 2012, but managers raise concern over lack of visibility. Despite data showing a strong performance bounce in the first half of 2012 compared to the past two years, global property equity fund managers remain ‘uncertain’ over future prospects due to a faltering US recovery and questions over future growth in China. (more…)

India: Jones Lang LaSalle to launch new real estate fund soon

Laxman — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 03:36:47 +0000

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European property funds post total return of 4.9pct: IPD

Laxman — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 01:20:40 +0000

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Singapore’s GIC said to invest in San Francisco tower

Laxman — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 01:34:00 +0000

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Italy’s real estate funds post 4.2pct increase in net inflows, Assogestioni

Laxman — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 01:28:54 +0000

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Debt fund allocations to Europe total $3.7bln in 2012

Laxman — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 01:38:44 +0000

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Union starts $655 mln institutional German property fund

Laxman — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 03:40:35 +0000

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IPD: Upturn in UK unlisted sector returns after four quarters of falling values

Laxman — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 01:32:57 +0000

Returns in the unlisted sector rose to 0.4% in the third quarter of 2012, as underlying falls in valuation in the direct property market eased slightly, according to the AREF/IPD UK Pooled Property Fund Index. Balanced funds continued to outperform their specialist counterparts, but the gap in performance narrowed to just 10 basis points, 0.4 to 0.3%. (more…)

Yields on defunct German funds jumps as they distribute cash

Laxman — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 01:31:56 +0000

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Blackstone venture to sell senior homes for $1.7 bln

Laxman — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 00:56:32 +0000

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