Qatar Investment Authority-owned investment company Qatar Holding has purchased almost a quarter of the Hong Kong-based private equity and real estate firm further diluting the ownership by CITIC Holdings subsidiaries and sovereign wealth fund CIC.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The preeminent sovereign wealth fund of the United Arab Emirates is in talks to make its first real estate investment in the UK since 2007 with the purchase of a distressed hotel portfolio for a reported £620 million.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The Government of Singapore Investment Corporation has stockpiled cash during the year to 31 March as it awaits better investing conditions. Adopting a cautious outlook, the sovereign wealth fund nonetheless increased its allocation to alternative assets by 1 percent.
3 min read · 17 January 2013
South Korea's $320 billion state pension fund has engaged London-based real estate intelligence provider IPD for a specifically tailored investment performance index for its non-Korean property investments.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
China Investment Corporation saw its total assets grow to $482bn in 2011 but registered a loss of -4.3 percent for the year. To mitigate current volatile market conditions, the state fund has continued to increase its exposure to alternative assets.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The $627bn sovereign wealth fund has merged its Real Estate Department and Infrastructure Department as it seeks to streamline functions.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The London-based company will take on the role as investment advisor for the BBC Pension Fund’s £300m of UK real estate assets.
1 min read · 17 January 2013
A formerly unified LP universe is dividing based on those building customised accounts and those sticking to the traditional fund commitment route, Hamilton Lane CEO Mario Giannini said.
3 min read · 17 January 2013
The $15.6 billion pension plan is looking to invest more in real estate, in particular in areas that can generate higher returns.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The Stockholm-based firm reveals it has raised its largest Nordic opportunistic fund since it started in 1998, despite the ‘challenging’ fundraising environment, smashing its original €600m target.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
