Former Sun Life Financial Canada president Robert Astley will succeed longtime director Gail Cook-Bennett as head of the C$128bn Canadian pension's in-house investment arm.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The US investor has created a new post for Michael Bryant to lead the firm's increased investment in European and Asian real estate debt, which it sees as a "crucial part" of the growth of its business.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Richard Guay, interim president and chief executive of the Canadian pension manager, will officially assume the positions he stepped into last May in addition to his responsibilities as chief investment officer.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The world’s sovereign wealth funds are targeting mainly trophy real estate assets, as they wait on the anticipated unloading of ‘distressed’ properties in the US. In the long-term, SWFs are looking to partner with key US players, expanding their roles beyond 'static asset owners.’
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Business morale may have hit new lows in Germany, but there is a Korpsgeist (Def: esprit de corp) among private equity real estate fund managers who are turning their attention to the country’s burgeoning debt opportunities.
2 min read · 31 January 2013
A blank cheque company sponsored by a Japanese consortium has agreed to acquire Senoko Power from the sovereign wealth fund.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
Frank Khoo has joined French insurer Axa as the firm bids to become a major player in Asian real estate. Khoo, formerly with Pacific Star Fund Management, will be based in Axa's new Singaporean office.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
Industry veteran Steve Felix shares his thoughts on creating opportunity.
3 min read · 22 January 2013
Robert Kelly is tasked with overseeing real estate investments for the private equity real estate firm’s Perseus Capital City Fund, as well as its latest $200m vehicle, Perseus Realty Partners II.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
Grubb & Ellis Realty Investors, the real estate investment and asset management arm of Grubb & Ellis Company, has picked up a 15-building residential complex in Georgia.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
