The $153bn New York State Common Retirement Fund has marginally surpassed its 8 percent private equity target allocation while approaching its 6 percent target real estate allocation.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The publicly listed fund, which almost exclusively invests in HarbourVest Partners' funds of funds, has experienced high returns on older funds formed in 1998, 1999 and 2001.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The Indian infrastructure-focused firm had to delay the final close for five months pending regulatory approval. It recently announced the first investment from the vehicle, in Indian wind turbine manufacturer SE Forge.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The US firm has appointed a head of client services based in its Tokyo office. Akira Nishimura is joining the firm from Credit Suisse.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
A UK property investment firm has secured a commitment from the BP Pension fund to invest in multi-let property.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The Beverly Hills, California-based real estate investment firm is investing in the San Jose, California multifamily market, an area it says has strong rental growth profiles for residential property.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The US Senate has approved the $700bn financial bail-out plan allowing the US Treasury to buy distressed assets in the form of securities backed by home mortgages. The US House of Representatives is expected to vote on the bill Friday.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Rebuilding an empire 2008-10-01 Staff Writer In 1984, South Korean conglomerate Daewoo built a headquarters in Seoul for its financial services subsidiary Daewoo Securities.<br /> <br /> In those days, Daewoo was fast-becoming an icon and symbolic of South Korean aspirations to top the global e
3 min read · 22 January 2013
The 100-square miles of Washington DC is considered one of the, if not the, most stable, real estate market in the US. What many consider to be a primarily core market though has many private equity real estate firms racing to invest. Zoe Hughes discovers why America's capital is proving so dynamic.
8 min read · 22 January 2013
Having been through two property crises in the past 20 years, Sweden could be about to enter another difficult part of its history. Robin Marriott takes the temperature of a country that has attracted legions of foreign investors in recent years and discovers the heat has gone.
7 min read · 22 January 2013
