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Australian regulator finds ‘weaknesses’ in superfund unlisted valuation processes

APRA said that superfund trustees ‘have work to do’ to improve their processes, with enforcement action possible for underperformers.

Australia’s IFM targets ‘blurring boundaries’ between real estate and infra

With its new merger, the Melbourne-based infrastructure firm hopes to grow and globalize property fund manager IFM’s unlisted platform.

SBCERA weighs 21% increase to annual real estate commitments

The pension fund could allocate $1.45bn to real estate funds over the coming decade.

GIC, MEAG pump €1.4bn into European data center platform

The Singaporean sovereign wealth fund and German reinsurer have separately invested billions in the asset class in recent months.

PIMCO Prime, CDPQ detail differing strategies for core assets  

Speakers at NYU Schack’s capital markets conference disagree on whether to hold or dispose of core assets.

In private real estate, not everyone is sold on the UK

While the country has seen faster repricing than other markets, some see the UK as less attractive for investment for other reasons.

Real estate execs start to see more data around green premiums

Market pricing is starting to reflect capital spent on decarbonizing assets, according to speakers at the Women in Private Markets Summit in London this week.

Starwood-led group makes $7bn ESR takeover bid

ESR shareholders Warburg Pincus and Qatar Investment Authority have joined the consortium in its updated bid for the Asian logistics giant.

ADIC Asia head to lead Warburg, Lendlease JV

Bart Price, the sovereign wealth fund’s head of growth markets real assets, will join as chief executive of the platform by early next year, PERE understands.

Border to Coast’s Smith: This is the right time to buy

With its partner funds around £850m underweight to UK real estate, the LGPS pool is poised to begin deploying from its latest vehicle, says head of real estate Alistair Smith.