The venture includes Manulife’s sale of majority interests in two trophy office buildings to Allianz.
2 min read · 16 December 2014
PERE's sister publication Real Estate Capital is thinking about The Bank of England’s stress testing of the UK banking system. It says the test has exposed The Co-operative Bank, Lloyds Banking Group and Nationwide’s real estate loan books as being volatile in the case of a severe economic downturn.
4 min read · 16 December 2014
The Singapore-based real estate investment management firm has raised $230 million for the first closing of its Asia value-add fund.
2 min read · 16 December 2014
The Singaporean sovereign wealth fund has tied up with Vatika Group to invest in residential projects in India, following a similar partnership with another local developer earlier this year.
2 min read · 16 December 2014
The firm, which will administer the pension system’s $5.7 billion real estate portfolio, will replace Callan Associates.
1 min read · 15 December 2014
Korea’s preeminent state investor has completed a rare state fund-to-state fund sale, offloading 8 Canada Square in London’s Canary Wharf, to the Qatar Investment Authority.
2 min read · 15 December 2014
The Sydney-based real estate fund manager raised $320 million for the first closing of its third investment vehicle and is on course to reach its $400 million hard cap.
2 min read · 15 December 2014
The Singaporean sovereign wealth fund has made its first wholly-owned direct real estate investment in Latin America with the purchase of an under-construction office building in Brazil.
2 min read · 15 December 2014
The New York-based private equity real estate firm also has made its first platform investment with the $1 billion acquisition of a UK fund manager and its assets.
3 min read · 15 December 2014
US property is becoming more popular with Sovereign Wealth Funds
2 min read · 12 December 2014
