Large equity commitments by western investors including LACERA and CALSTRS into Invesco’s Real Estate Asia Fund in an early wave of institutional support for lower-risk/return private real estate strategies in the region.
2 min read · 21 February 2014
The US insurance giant is furthering its relationship with Chinese conglomerate Fosun with a mixed-use development joint venture.
2 min read · 24 January 2014
Stalwart of Pramerica Real Estate Investors, Philip Barrett, has been elevated to a global chief investment risk officer role after having been in charge of investments in Europe and Asia.
2 min read · 11 December 2013
The Northbrook, Illinois-based insurance company has selected Customized Fund Investment Group to oversee the new mandate to invest with smaller private equity and real estate managers, particularly those run by ethnic minorities or by women.
2 min read · 04 December 2013
The real estate-focused asset management arm of French insurer AXA has brought its Japanese debt program to ¥40 billion with the launch of a second vehicle.
2 min read · 18 November 2013
The real estate investment arm of Prudential Financial has held a first close of $430 million on a fund to invest in major US cities and some residiential property on behalf of German investors.
2 min read · 14 November 2013
Ping An told delegates at the MIPIM Asia 2013 conference that it was seeking assets that could generate a higher return than onshore bonds.
2 min read · 07 November 2013
China’s regulators are discussing raising the limit on the insurance industry’s allocation to real assets by 10 percent in the pursuit of higher returns.
2 min read · 30 October 2013
The real estate arm of insurer Prudential Financial has raised S$250 million from new investors for its core retail fund this year.
2 min read · 28 October 2013
AXA and Norges Bank’s new real estate debt platform is likely to see the sovereign fund finally exposed to opportunistic real estate – just not via equity.
3 min read · 22 October 2013
