Finnish pension exec joins Franklin Templeton

Ilkka Tomperi joined Franklin Templeton Real Estate Advisors as vice president of private real estate. It is a new position, spokesman Bill Weeks said. Mr. Tomperi, who will be based in Frankfurt, will focus on identifying private real estate fund investment opportunities in European markets. Mr. Tomperi was portfolio manager and head of other investments at the €11.4 billion ($16 billion) State Pension Fund of Finland, Helsinki; no further information was immediately available.