Opalesque Real Estate Briefing » New Launches http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing Daily global real estate investment news Wed, 15 May 2013 00:49:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Dubai ready to launch $500 million property fund http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61981 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61981#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 02:37:40 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61981 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61981>Article Link</a> A $500 million investment fund targeting distressed and stalled properties in Dubai should be operational by the end of the year, according to the fund’s chief executive. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61981 UAE developer to launch $1-bln property project in India http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61259 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61259#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 01:35:51 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61259 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=61259>Article Link</a> Dubai-based private developer DAMAC Properties has said it is launching phase two of a USD 1 billion project of luxury hotel and serviced residences to Indian investors, following a sell-out event in Dubai. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=61259 A House-Price Index for the EU! http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=57781 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=57781#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 01:40:19 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=57781 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=57781>Article Link</a> In Nov. 2008, just as the subprime-mortgage bust in the U.S. was driving the world financial system into meltdown, European Union finance ministers had an idea: Let’s add real-estate prices to the list of indicators we use to assess the economic situation in the euro zone. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=57781 Blackstone launching Asian real estate fund http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=54835 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=54835#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 03:37:12 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=54835 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=54835>Article Link</a> Blackstone Group LP is starting a new real estate fund focused on Asia as it seizes on a “golden moment” to buy and sell in the property market, its president said on Wednesday. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=54835 India: Jones Lang LaSalle to launch new real estate fund soon http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=54103 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=54103#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 03:36:47 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=54103 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=54103>Article Link</a> Property consultancy firm Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) India has set up a new entity JLL Segregated Funds Group to raise funds to invest in the Indian real estate market, and its first fund worth Rs 300 crore will be launched soon in the domestic market. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=54103 Union starts $655 mln institutional German property fund http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=53679 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=53679#comments Fri, 19 Oct 2012 03:40:35 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=53679 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=53679>Article Link</a> Union Investment GmbH, Germany’s second-largest property fund manager, started a 500 million-euro ($655 million) fund to buy offices, shops and hotels. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=53679 HDFC property fund plans to raise $500-mln real estate offshore fund by end-2012 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=52830 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=52830#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2012 03:21:19 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=52830 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=52830>Article Link</a> The private equity arm of Housing Development Finance Corporation, HDFC Property Fund, plans to raise a $500-million real estate off shore fund by the end of 2012. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=52830 ASK Group to launch $200-mln realty fund http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=52415 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=52415#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 01:05:15 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=52415 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=52415>Article Link</a> ASK Property Investment Advisors, the property fund arm of ASK Group, plans to launch a $200 million (Rs 1,100 crore) international real estate fund next month. The fund plans to do initial closure in March 2013 and final closure 12 months after that, said Sunil Rohokale, CEO and managing director, ASK Investment Holdings. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=52415 Aberdeen launches German property fund http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=52197 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=52197#comments Thu, 06 Sep 2012 01:05:10 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=52197 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=52197>Article Link</a> Aberdeen Asset Management has launched a German residential property fund in order to capitalise on increased investor demand and the growing strength of the rental market. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=52197 Launch of a new global real estate fund index http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=51677 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=51677#comments Thu, 23 Aug 2012 00:45:57 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=51677 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=51677>Article Link</a> The Asian and European Associations for Investors in Non-listed Real Estate (ANREV and INREV) and the National Council for Real Estate Fiduciaries (NCREIF) have agreed to co-operate to create a new Global Fund Index which will measure real estate investment performance of non-listed real estate vehicles on a global basis for the first time. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=51677 Ex-Morgan Stanley analyst forms firm to buy rental homes http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=50515 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=50515#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2012 01:47:02 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=50515 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=50515>Article Link</a> post thumbnail

Oliver ChangOliver Chang, the former head of housing strategy at Morgan Stanley, said his new company aims to spend as much as $1 billion in the next two years buying rental homes, targeting low-cost houses that need major renovations. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=50515 India: Red Fort Capital plans $500 mln real estate fund http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=50203 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=50203#comments Tue, 24 Jul 2012 03:30:52 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=50203 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=50203>Article Link</a> Red Fort Capital Advisors Pvt., a real estate private equity fund that manages more than $1 billion of Indian assets, plans to raise $500 million next year to invest in homes and offices in Asia’s third-largest economy. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=50203 IPD launches European transaction-linked indices http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=49637 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=49637#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2012 01:28:40 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=49637 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=49637>Article Link</a> Investment Property Databank (IPD) has launched transaction-linked indices (TLIs) for the main European markets in a move to better identify the volatility and inherent risk present in European real estate. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=49637 BNP Paribas REIM SGR and Gallerie Commerciali Italia Spa set up a EUR700 mln reserved fund http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=49634 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=49634#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2012 01:27:55 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=49634 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=49634>Article Link</a> BNP Paribas REIM SGR p.A. and Gallerie Commerciali Italia Spa (GCI), a company of the Auchan group, have sealed an agreement to set up the ‘Prime Shopping Value’ closed-end real estate fund under Italian law. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=49634 IPD launches European transaction linked indices http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=49568 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=49568#comments Fri, 06 Jul 2012 01:21:58 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=49568 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=49568>Article Link</a> IPD released its transaction linked indices for the main European markets, to identify better the volatility and inherent risk present in the European real estate. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=49568 IPD and PREA to launch US property fund index http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=48709 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=48709#comments Tue, 12 Jun 2012 01:15:40 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=48709 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=48709>Article Link</a> The Pension Real Estate Association (PREA) and Investment Property Databank (IPD) have agreed to co-sponsor a US Property Fund Index that will measure real estate investment performance for open-ended, commingled funds. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=48709 BlackRock launches property securities investment platform http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=48664 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=48664#comments Mon, 11 Jun 2012 01:45:15 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=48664 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=48664>Article Link</a> BlackRock has announced the launch of a global real estate securities investment platform and the appointment of industry veteran Mark Howard-Johnson as global head. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=48664 Thomson Reuters launches first highly-liquid, investable, real estate indices for ETF market http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=47672 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=47672#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 01:19:09 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=47672 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=47672>Article Link</a> Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading supplier of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, and Global Property Research today announced the launch of the first highly-liquid, real estate indices. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=47672 NBAD launches UAE real estate fund http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=46870 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=46870#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:58:23 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=46870 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=46870>Article Link</a> National Bank of Abu Dhabi has launched a real estate fund in partnership with a Kuwaiti firm to seek investment opportunities in the UAE’s property sector, the lender said on Sunday. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=46870 Europe: Goldman Sachs eyes $3 bln property debt fund http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=46235 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=46235#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 01:08:38 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=46235 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=46235>Article Link</a> A private equity arm of Goldman Sachs is looking to launch a $3 billion (1.87 billion pounds) property debt fund in a bid to take advantage of a growing shortage of real estate financing across the UK and Europe, British newspaper the Times said on Monday. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=46235 IPD launches European benchmark for cross-border property funds http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=45762 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=45762#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 04:22:15 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=45762 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=45762>Article Link</a> IPD has launched a new benchmark for pan-European funds it claims will boost investor confidence by making explicit differences in fund and asset-level performance. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=45762 IPDs new initiative aims to support measurement of sustainable property investment http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=44856 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=44856#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 02:50:16 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=44856 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=44856>Article Link</a> IPD launched a set of questions which is an industry-backed initiative aimed to support the measurement of sustainable property investment. The answers to the questions will provide the industry with a new & improved index of sustainable properties (ISPI - IPD Sustainable Property Index version 2.0) and a benchmarking service (EcoPAS). (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=44856 Australia gets daily housing price data as compilers plan tradable index http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=44847 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=44847#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 02:48:12 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=44847 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=44847>Article Link</a> Investors may soon be able to wager on Australia’s A$4 trillion ($4.3 trillion) housing market without having to buy or sell homes as RP Data (RPAUMED) and Rismark International start a daily property price index and discuss ways to make it tradable with the nation’s exchange operator. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=44847 Pramerica sets up S$3 bln open-end Asia real estate fund http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=39940 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=39940#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:38:02 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=39940 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=39940>Article Link</a> Pramerica Real Estate Investors, part of U.S.-based Prudential Financial Inc, has set up a S$3 billion ($2.35 billion) open-end property fund by combining three existing funds that own malls in Singapore and Malaysia, the firm said on Tuesday. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=39940 India’s HDFC said to raise $600 mln for property fund http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=39728 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=39728#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 03:43:42 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=39728 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=39728>Article Link</a> Housing Development Finance Corp. (HDFC), India’s largest mortgage lender, plans to raise its fourth property fund from overseas investors, said two people with direct knowledge of the matter. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=39728 MGPA plans to launch Asian Real Estate special fund for German investors http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=39597 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=39597#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 01:18:02 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=39597 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=39597>Article Link</a> The independent private equity real estate advisor MGPA, which has won several awards in recent years for its Asian real estate activities, intends to launch a core plus special fund under German investment law, aimed at making investments in the Asian region. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=39597 Dubai real estate rescue fund http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=39211 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=39211#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 01:14:38 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=39211 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=39211>Article Link</a> The Real Estate Development plan, or Tanmia, launched today by the Dubai Land Department, will cover 100 projects in 2012, and will span the next three to four years, a senior official said. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=39211 UBS to launch EUR 1bln European core fund http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=39110 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=39110#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:43:14 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=39110 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=39110>Article Link</a> UBS Global Asset Management is about to announce the launch of a EUR 1 bn special real estate fund targeting core properties across Europe, an UBS spokesperson confirmed to PropertyEU on Thursday. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=39110 Savills launches new World Class Cities Index http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=37344 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=37344#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2011 01:36:06 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=37344 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=37344>Article Link</a> There are ten world cities in a class of their own when it comes to residential real estate says Savills. The new ‘World Class Index’ of premier global residential property locations was published today by the international real estate adviser. Average values across the index have risen by 77% since December 2005, despite the intervening financial crisis. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=37344 Aberdeen hopes to raise $300-$400 mln for new Asia property fund http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=36299 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=36299#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 01:06:26 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=36299 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=36299>Article Link</a> Aberdeen Asset Management Asia has launched a property fund of funds aimed at institutional investors seeking to gain exposure to real estate in the Asia-Pacific region that could raise up to $400 million. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=36299 Germany: ECE launches EUR 740mln shopping centre fund http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=36078 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=36078#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 01:37:34 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=36078 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=36078>Article Link</a> German shopping centre specialist ECE has launched its first pan-European real estate fund focussing on the acquisition of existing shopping centres in Europe with value-creation potential. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=36078 ASR REIM launches 1.1 bln eur property fund http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=35729 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=35729#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 01:41:23 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=35729 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=35729>Article Link</a> ASR Real Estate Investment Management (ASR REIM) plans to raise 300 million euros ($426 million) this year for a new fund with exposure to 1.1 billion euros in Dutch prime retail property, giving investors access to high streets where space is scarce. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=35729 Aviva launches global real estate fund of funds http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=34569 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=34569#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:42:44 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=34569 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=34569>Article Link</a> Aviva Investors has launched a global real estate fund of funds to help UK local authority pension schemes access unlisted property and still comply with LGPS regulations. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=34569 Mapletree to launch $500mln-$1 bln China property fund next 2 yrs http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=34352 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=34352#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 03:02:18 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=34352 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=34352>Article Link</a> Singapore’s Mapletree Investments plans to set up a China-focused fund that will have $500 million to $1 billion to invest in Chinese commercial property once it deploys most of the money in its existing funds, a senior executive said on Wednesday. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=34352 Mapletree to launch three new property funds in China, Vietnam, Japan http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=34351 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=34351#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 03:02:06 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=34351 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=34351>Article Link</a> Real estate firm Mapletree Investments said it plans to launch three property funds worth US$2 billion over the next few years. The funds will invest in commercial and mixed-use properties in China, Vietnam and Japan. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=34351 CBRE Investors to launch UK property fund http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=33619 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=33619#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 03:08:24 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=33619 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=33619>Article Link</a> The real estate investment manager CBRE Investors will launch a specialist UK property fund next week, targeting investments from defined contributed (DC) pension schemes. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=33619 India: PE Analytics plans to launch real estate price index http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=33595 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=33595#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 03:04:24 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=33595 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=33595>Article Link</a> New Delhi-based research firm PE Analytics has drawn up plans to launch a real estate price index in partnership with a leading commodity exchange. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=33595 Brazil property investment fund launched http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=33146 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=33146#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 03:03:46 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=33146 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=33146>Article Link</a> A property investment fund for real estate in Brazil that allows investors to take advantage of the boom in building and home owning has been launched. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=33146 Property futures exchange coming to CBOE http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=32925 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=32925#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 01:30:50 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=32925 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=32925>Article Link</a> The Chicago Board Options Exchange is going to offer a property-linked futures exchange, using Radar Logic real estate indexes, the two firms announced Tuesday. Daily house prices across the top 25 metropolitan statistical areas are already available on the Radar Logic Residential Property Index. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=32925 Turkish asset management firm to launch property funds http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=32195 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=32195#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 23:15:00 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=32195 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=32195>Article Link</a> Ak Asset Management, a subsidiary of local lender Akbank, is preparing to launch four new capital protected property funds linked to food, gold and oil index prices for investors next month.
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]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=32195 JLL takes plunge into derivatives http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=31668 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=31668#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2011 02:57:21 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=31668 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=31668>Article Link</a> From Zacks.com: LaSalle Investment Management Inc., the property-fund unit of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated — a leading real estate investment trust (REIT), has recently decided to launch a property derivative business in a concerted effort to revitalize the beleaguered sector. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=31668 LaSalle announces creation of property derivatives platform http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=31623 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=31623#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2011 03:03:06 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=31623 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=31623>Article Link</a> From Europe-re.com: LaSalle Investment Management, the leading global real estate investment manager, has partnered with BGC Partners, a leading global intermediary to the wholesale financial markets, to establish a property derivatives capability for clients. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=31623 China Overseas Land’s Kong plans $500 mln real-estate fund http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=31336 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=31336#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2011 01:18:55 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=31336 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=31336>Article Link</a> From Bloomberg: China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd., the Hong Kong-listed developer controlled by the nation’s construction ministry, plans to set up a real-estate fund of $300 million to $500 million as it bets that government measures won’t curb property demand. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=31336 ATP launches EUR 700mln real estate fund http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=30664 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=30664#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 01:39:07 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=30664 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=30664>Article Link</a> From Propertyeu.info: Copenhagen-based ATP Real Estate said it is looking to deploy EUR 700 mln in fresh real estate acquisitions on the European continent, including Central and Eastern Europe as well as the US after having finalised investments for its first fund. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=30664 Tokyu Land to start $1.8 bln Japan property fund next year http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=30362 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=30362#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 01:24:45 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=30362 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=30362>Article Link</a> From Bloomberg: Tokyu Land Corp., Japan’s fourth- largest developer, will start a 150 billion yen ($1.8 billion) real estate investment trust next year as the Bank of Japan’s asset-buying program helps the nation’s property market recover. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=30362 Pramerica real estate to launch China, Brazil funds http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=30347 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=30347#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2011 03:58:38 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=30347 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=30347>Article Link</a> From Reuters: Pramerica Real Estate Investors is targeting commercial property in the emerging markets of China and Brazil with two new ventures, seeking to capitalise on the positive economic growth generated by those countries. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=30347 Trump to enter Indian property market with Mumbai luxury tower http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=30175 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=30175#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2011 01:45:02 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=30175 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=30175>Article Link</a> From Bloomberg: U.S. billionaire real-estate developer Donald Trump is entering the Indian property market with a luxury residential tower in Mumbai, more than two years after announcing plans to expand in the south Asian nation. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=30175 Cornerstone launches Nordic Social Infrastructure Property Fund http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=30028 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=30028#comments Tue, 11 Jan 2011 01:21:29 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=30028 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=30028>Article Link</a> From Propertyeu.info: Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers Europe (Cornerstone Europe) has announced it is beginning capital raising for its Nordic Social Infrastructure Property Fund (NSIPF), a new core fund tit is planning to launch to invest in public real estate assets let on long term inflation-linked leases to government or quasi-government tenants. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=30028 Ex-Citi property banker to raise $350 mln for India fund http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=29314 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=29314#comments Wed, 01 Dec 2010 03:14:20 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=29314 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=29314>Article Link</a> From Bloomberg: Ravi Hansoty, the former head of the Asia-Pacific region at Citi Property Investors, plans to raise as much as $350 million by the end of next year for an India property fund. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=29314 Indiareit plans two new funds http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=28838 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=28838#comments Wed, 10 Nov 2010 01:40:22 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=28838 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=28838>Article Link</a> From Livemint.com: Indiareit Fund Advisors Pvt. Ltd, the real estate fund promoted by Piramal group chairman Ajay Piramal plans to raise around Rs.1,350 crore in a debt fund and a rental yield fund early next year. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=28838 Ajman to launch property sale price index http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=28332 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=28332#comments Mon, 18 Oct 2010 01:49:38 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=28332 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=28332>Article Link</a> From Emirates247.com: The Ajman Real Estate Regulatory Agency (Arra) is working on compiling a sale price index for properties within the emirate as it works to get investors to swap properties to projects under-construction. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=28332 BNP Paribas REIM to launch EUR 300mln retail property fund http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=28123 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=28123#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 01:23:35 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=28123 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=28123>Article Link</a> From Propertyeu.info: European fund manager BNP Paribas Real Estate Investment Management is working on a new retail property investment fund for institutional investors. The vehicle, which will have a volume of EUR 300 mln, will focus on retail box properties across Italy. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=28123 ING REIM to launch green European Office Fund http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=28062 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=28062#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 01:42:39 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=28062 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=28062>Article Link</a> From Propertyeu.info: ING Real Estate Investment Management, one of the world’s largest asset managers, is working on a European fund for sustainable offices. It will not be the only green fund but its size and approach will make it different, Leo Weidenaar, managing director of the European Office Fund, said in an interview with PropertyEU during Expo Real in Munich. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=28062 Invesco launches third UK fund for German investors http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=27399 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=27399#comments Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:03:43 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=27399 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=27399>Article Link</a> From Propertyeu.info: Invesco Real Estate (IRE), the international cross-border property investment manager, has announced the launch and first closing of a UK real estate fund, its third tactical UK fund investing on behalf of German-speaking institutional investors in UK real estate markets. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=27399 III-investments launches new funds for German investor http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=27007 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=27007#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:59:30 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=27007 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=27007>Article Link</a> From Propertyeu.info: German fund manager iii-investments announced on Monday the launch of new real estate special funds for a German institutional investor with investment target Europe. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=27007 Luxembourg Fund Partners to launch high-tech fund for CEE region http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=25788 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=25788#comments Fri, 06 Aug 2010 03:25:11 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=25788 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=25788>Article Link</a> From IPE: Luxembourg Fund Partners is set to launch a fund focusing on high-tech real estate in central and eastern Europe (CEE). (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=25788 Opalesque Exclusive: Reech Aim to launch UCITS version of Iceberg Real Estate Hedge Fund http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=25776 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=25776#comments Fri, 06 Aug 2010 03:21:58 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=25776 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=25776>Article Link</a> From the Opalesque team: Opalesque has learned that Reech Aim Partners LLP just got the approval by the CSSF - Luxembourg Regulators - to launch a UCITS III onshore version of the Iceberg Real Estate Hedge Fund. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=25776 Pirelli RE launches two new funds in Italy http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=25718 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=25718#comments Wed, 04 Aug 2010 02:14:53 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=25718 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=25718>Article Link</a> From Propertyeu.info: Pirelli RE’s SGR asset management unit has announced the launch of two new real estate funds, Anastasia and Monteverdi, with a combined market value of over EUR 400 mln. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=25718 Henderson Global Investors launches German Retail Income Fund http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=25594 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=25594#comments Mon, 02 Aug 2010 01:15:00 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=25594 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=25594>Article Link</a> From Europe-re.com: Henderson Global Investors has launched the German Retail Income Fund (GRIF), a specialist property fund aimed at German institutional investors. The fund will focus exclusively on German retail parks and self-service department stores. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?feed=rss2&p=25594 Rudolf Wolff launches London commercial property fund http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=24558 http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=24558#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 02:55:58 +0000 Laxman http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=24558 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/Realestate_Briefing/?p=24558>Article Link</a> From Investmentweek.co.uk: Specialist fund management firm Rudolf Wolff has launched a Central London Commercial Property fund aiming to produce a net annual income of up to 7%. (more…)

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