Elliott Broidy, head of Markstone Capital, was not found to be uncooperative and has been given more time to meet SEC requests for information and testimony.
3 min read · 21 January 2013
Direct real estate investing takes centre stage as Korea’s national pension fund seeks rapid growth in alternative assets. PERE magazine October 2009
3 min read · 21 January 2013
Pension Consulting Alliance managing director Judy Chambers said the interest shown by managers was ‘in line’ with the consulting firm’s expectations. The next steps in the process are up to the pensions who will be provided the information requested by the PCA.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
The New York-based real estate investment firm pulls plans for a mortgage REIT after poor showing in the public markets.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
The private equity real estate firm, together with Fortress, DE Shaw and Five Mile, has offered $3.5bn for the hotel group’s $4.1bn first mortgage, according to the WSJ. The plan would rival a bankruptcy court reorganisation plan.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
US pensions are looking to educate themselves about infrastructure asset managers – the best sign yet that they may yet follow Australian superannuation funds in fueling the growth of the asset class in a big way.
3 min read · 21 January 2013
Donald Bethe has joined Kennedy Wilson’s capital markets team as senior managing director.
1 min read · 21 January 2013
The sovereign wealth fund of Singapore looks to alternative assets, including real estate, private equity and infrastructure, to mitigate against further losses after its portfolio shrink by more than one fifth in the past year.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
Around 116 opportunistic funds were seeking to raise $109bn in capital as of August, according to Clerestory Capital Partners. By Q2, 47 funds targeting $35.5bn failed to come to market or were put on hold, particularly emerging market strategies.
2 min read · 21 January 2013
The Asian Public Real Estate Association has expanded its network to include pension funds after requests by the investor pool to be included.
1 min read · 21 January 2013