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GPIF taps Hong Kong’s Phoenix for domestic push

This marks the first time the world’s largest pension fund has invested in an Asia-based real estate manager.

Latest fundraising data: volumes fall but less time is spent on the road

In this episode of The PERE Podcast, the team dives into the trends at play in the fundraising market using preliminary data from PERE’s Q1 2026 report.

ASRS’s Copeland is positive about reduced real estate allocation target

The Arizona pension’s private markets head remains keen to recycle capital into new opportunities in an SMA-heavy real estate program.

La Caisse, Prologis form €1bn pan-European JV

The investment consolidates most of the pension manager’s regional logistics portfolio into one platform.

ABP’s development push is a contrarian play

In investing €1.25bn to build new homes, the Dutch pension fund is becoming an outlier in an increasingly development-shy market.

VRS’s Noland: Real estate is outperforming benchmarks despite headwinds

The real assets director at the $130bn public pension intends to gradually expand its exposure to the asset class.

How private real estate is building resilience against an AI bubble

Investors and managers are preparing their private real estate portfolios for the risks – and the opportunities – inherent in a potential shock to AI’s steep growth trajectory.

Private real estate assesses sectors being reshaped by AI disruption

From offices to student housing and healthcare, AI’s advance is changing the outlook for various property sectors.

Japan’s Norinchukin Bank eyes more value-add investments

The Japanese investor is allocating up to $200m to overseas real estate in 2026, with a focus on value-add diversified funds.

CalPERS sees higher real estate returns after allocation shift

The California pension giant has shifted more capital to non-core real estate strategies over the past two years.