After Record Year, Pension Pledges May Ease Public pensions set another post-crash captured 67% of committed dollars, up record for equity commitments to real esfrom 62% last year. Core vehicles correPension Pledges ($Bil.) tate vehicles last year, but signs of a slowspondingly dipped to 33%, down from 38%. 46.2 down are emerging. However, Kessler said early indications are 39.5 Some 102 systems...

Equity Pledges by Pensions Soar 46% Public pensions pledged $12.4 billion of equity to commercial real estate vehicles in the second quarter, remaining on pace for a post-crash annual record. The tally, up 46% from a year earlier, was the second-highest quarterly total since FPL Consulting began tracking commitments in 2011, ranking behind only the $14.1 billion volume in last year’s...