Concerns about private markets have spread to public markets such as equities, which have seen steep recent falls. Institutions and multi-family offices are turning cautious.
Hugo Cox
The world's largest asset owner sustainable investment platform hopes the move will better connect information about investee company revenues with real world outcomes.
Institutions and family offices are backing real estate for another strong year, despite the prospect of the country’s first interest rate rise since 2007.
China was the region’s most favoured real estate market in 2023 for Asian institutions but could end 2024 as its most shunned.
After two of the world’s largest asset managers pulled out of Climate Action 100+, HESTA and NZ Super have restated their commitment to the effort.
Two recent investor surveys reveal the growing appeal of value-added strategies in the region. Their appeal comes against the backdrop of waning interest in real estate by Asian institutional investors.
Family offices and ultra-high net worth investors are bullish on the market this year, following a bumper year in 2023. This is in contrast to institutional investors, who continue to dump property.
A new global survey finds widespread disregard of asset owner priorities that is particularly pronounced in Asia Pacific.
As investors gear up to dump the sector this year, offices are likely to bear the brunt. If they sell, they will have to be prepared to drop prices, according to experts.
There are few investment opportunities in Asia and a lack of data is holding the sector's development back, experts told AsianInvestor.
Despite increasing fund allocations beyond the Netherlands over the last two years, those to Asia have remained stable amid an overall investment strategy shift.
High demand and low supply are challenging large investors across the sector, and with financing costs relatively high, some are pulling out of deals altogether.