Blueprint: GPIF appoints real estate chief; our first-ever capital advisory ranking; REITs’ private funds push and more

Japan’s GPIF, a public pension giant and owner of a growing property portfolio, has seen significant changes in both its private markets and real estate leadership. We have the details below. Elsewhere this week, we reveal our first-ever ranking of the industry’s top placement agents; public REITs rush into private fundraising; UK managers mull the country’s direction and more in this digest, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

ByPERE Staff

7 July 2026•6 mins read

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