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Are insurers delivering a Danish Compromise?

Changing regulatory conditions in Europe are shaking up the real estate asset manager landscape through M&A.

Phoenix Group’s real estate head exits after team merger

The departure came after the biggest UK life and pensions provider combined its infrastructure and property teams and appointed Manuel Dusina as head of real assets.

The private real estate industry is on watch amid recession fears

The fallout from Trump’s tariffs policy threatens to further delay a real estate recovery, but not everyone expects a slowdown to occur.

CPP Investments’ long-serving Asia real estate boss retires

Having been with the firm for over 16 years, Phua has passed his role to another senior executive within the team.

Deep Dive: Rana Ghorayeb takes on CDPQ’s real estate reboot

Tasked with navigating the pension’s C$75bn property portfolio through a turbulent environment and the organization’s own unprecedented restructuring, Rana Ghorayeb is undaunted.

Family offices do not fear office deals 

Private wealth investors are bargain hunting for devalued assets and willing to take on recourse debt to get them.

Brighter Super seeks new real estate managers as it eyes growth

The A$33.5bn Queensland-based superfund handed a mandate to Barings this year and is open to further new relationships.

CalSTRS backs emerging data center firm amid $1.2bn allocation spree

The teachers pension’s biggest real estate commitment last year was to a new relationship with hyperscale developer BlackChamber Group.

APG’s Torre: ‘We would look to be investing again’

The Dutch investor, which was a more active seller than buyer over the past few years, sees opportunities in office, retail and China.

Private real estate looks to diversify in the face of volatility

As global economies descend into a trade war, investors and managers are prioritizing a greater mix of strategies to navigate through uncertainty.