NREI_INSTITUTIONAL OUTLOOK_ Penton Media March 9, 2009 If you want to view this on the web go to: http://enews.penton.com/enews/nrei/v/669 ONLINE EXCLUSIVE --Stunned by Losses, Institutions Ask: What Now? By Ben Johnson Institutional investors saw the value of their investment portfolios drop by an astonishing 31% in 2008, which has begged the ongoing question of 2009: What now? A new study by Greenwich Associates, a Stamford, Conn.-based consultant and research firm, finds that when it comes to future real estate investing, the news is good. Burned by the wild gyrations of publicly traded stocks, most institutional investors are rightfully pulling back from the equity markets. Less than half of institutions surveyed, 40%, say they plan to make significant changes in their allocations, and 20% of that group said they were planning to increase their investment in real estate. To view the full article go to: http://nreionline.com/finance/news/stunned_losses_institution_0309/ --New Mega-Consultant Takes Shape By Ben Johnson Two of America's largest institutional investing consulting firms -- Mercer Inc. and Callan and Associates -- are formally merging later this month, and it could be the first significant sign that consolidation among the many institutional advisors is now at hand. Mercer is a division of Marsh & McLennan Cos., a major New York-based insurance firm. Callan, a 35-year-old firm based in San Francisco, is one of the last major independent consulting firms still standing. Callan's 170 employees, including 50 researchers, will be combined into Mercer's 1,100-strong consulting business with 41 offices around the world. To view the full article go to: http://nreionline.com/finance/news/mercer_inc_callan_0309/ INSTITUTIONAL TIDBITS --ING Clarion Enters Defined Contribution Marketplace Staff Report Real estate investment advisor ING Clarion Partners LLC is entering the defined contribution retirement markets to give plan sponsors access to private real estate investments. Douglas DuMond has joined the firm as a managing director to lead the new initiative. ING Clarion Partners, one of the country's largest managers of institutional real estate assets, plans to launch a set of strategies that will be available to ERISA-qualified defined contribution benefit plans, defined benefit sponsors and managed asset allocation programs. 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