Managers

The chief investment officer of the Americas says Hines’ new tactical opportunities fund is just one avenue to achieving its bold target for AUM growth.

The core index that serves as the industry benchmark for many real estate portfolios is expected to record the largest single-year return in its history.

Teaming up with American Real Estate Partners, the Chicago-based firm is betting that multi-building properties are the future for the niche property type.

In a notoriously difficult market for take-privates, there was a key reason why Invesco succeeded where other foreign private real estate firms had failed.

Sarah Schwarzschild, co-head and managing director of BentallGreenOak’s Strategic Capital Partners group, sees the market hitting $10bn in the near term.

The London-based manager sees possibilities in hotels and ESG, Schroders’ global head of real estate Sophie van Oosterom tells PERE.

With structural changes in the economy, more properties in the region need repositioning through the use of technology, conversion or upgrade to a higher environmental standard.

The Canadian pension’s real estate arm is looking to increase its exposure to a market it has been eyeing for at least three years.

Fund managers that rise to the challenge of linking compensation to ESG performance now are likely to reap the rewards in the medium to long term, says Sheffield Haworth’s director, infrastructure, private equity and asset management, Nicholas Sehmer.

The private sector is moving forward with its own ESG initiatives and standards in the absence of clear political leadership and regulatory direction.