Real estate

South Yorkshire Pensions Authority (SYPA) is tendering for a managing agent for the provision of property management, property accounting and property data services within its circa £550m commercial property portfolio.

There has been a growing focus from institutional investors on social benefits when investing in real estate, according to research by Alpha Real Capital.

NEST has selected two fund managers it will use to invest in private credit, enabling its members to benefit from the private markets investments.

AREF explains why real estate investors should care about the association's Quality Mark guarantee of high standards in fund governance.

Aon has announced it has acquired Townsend Group, a real estate investment management and advisory firm based in the US.

Two in five European institutional investors, including pension funds, are hoping to increase their commercial real estate allocations over the next year, according to BrickVest research.

West Yorkshire Pension Fund (WYPF) has teamed up with M&G Real Estate and an unnamed Asian investor to acquire a £105m building in Manchester.

Willis Towers Watson has made three senior appointments in its global manager research team as part of plans to evolve its research structure to better align research and portfolio construction.

Helen Morrissey looks at pension schemes' experience of investing in the property market during 2016 and asks what they can expect during 2017