real estate

By Joe Marsh | 18 May 2012
Jones Lang LaSalle is among those setting up teams in Asia to service wealthy individuals in response to rising interest in real estate.
By Jame DiBiasio | 14 May 2012
The former head of real assets at Korea Post says Korean institutional investors are set to pour money into global alternative investments.
By Leanne Wang | 14 May 2012
The nascent sector is still largely funded by foreign investment, but Treasury China Trust expects this to change.
By Yvonne Chan | 8 May 2012
The private equity firm’s third real estate vehicle will have a focus on special situation deals, particularly in Japan and Australia.
By Yvonne Chan | 26 March 2012
The UK grocer’s Thai real estate fund could be the start of a trend in Asian property divestment.
By Joe Marsh | 21 March 2012
After eight years with the firm, one of the real estate specialist's senior fund managers has moved on.
By Jame DiBiasio | 20 January 2012
Samsung Asset Management wants to expand its real-estate investment portfolio to the US and UK in tandem with partners on the ground.
By Joe Marsh | 10 November 2011
The UK asset manager is attracting Asian institutional clients to new and established strategies, but aims to boost its regional retail AUM and is mulling new products.
By Joe Marsh | 21 October 2011
The US asset manager's global director of real estate investment trusts gives his views on property in Asia and Europe.
By Joe Marsh | 17 October 2011
The US asset manager changed benchmark to boost its weighting to emerging-market property this year, but it wants to see more transparency in Asian real-estate markets.
By Leigh Powell | 27 September 2011
The $61 billion property investment management business adds Leslie Chua as regional research and strategy head. It means it has now filled out its leadership line-up.
By Joe Marsh , Leanne Wang | 14 July 2011
With the launch of its RMB secured convertible-bond fund, real-estate fund manager Agincourt Capital hopes to attract investors wary of locking up assets for five years or more.
By Dr Insup Lee | 8 July 2011
The Military Mutual Aid Association is shifting to emerging-market equities as it diversifies away from heavy positions in real estate.
By Dr Insup Lee | 3 June 2011
Samsung Life Insurance’s Woo Jaer-yong warns that too many people are relying on real estate to see them through their retirement years.
By Jame DiBiasio | 18 May 2011
The PFA likes infrastructure and real estate, but is mistrustful of the ideas presented by fund managers.
By Leanne Wang | 24 February 2011
The firm is seeking up to $100 million from individual and institutional investors for its Greater China regional fund, which will mainly invest in retail real estate in China.
By Joe Marsh | 14 February 2011
The institute has drafted recommendations for better protection of unit-holders of Reits following discussions with regulators and fund managers, among others.
By Jame DiBiasio | 1 February 2011
Franklin Templeton’s Jack Foster, who invests in funds of global real-estate funds, says investors are focusing more on domestic, core-type plays.
By Leigh Powell | 21 January 2011
Russell Investments highlights the merits of Hong Kong’s office segment and Singapore’s suburban retail market, as well as the long-term prospects of Taiwan’s ...
By Dr Insup Lee | 20 January 2011
Korea asset manager Daol is creating vehicles for local asset owners to access US and Asian core commercial property.
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