The region’s pension managers say they are focusing on demographics, demand shifts and tech trends – as reflected in some of their largest deals this year.
3 min read · 18 November 2019
High-profile real estate acquisitions by sovereign wealth funds slowed in 2019 as the institutions focused more on disposals.
2 min read · 14 November 2019
There are less than two weeks left to submit nominations for the real estate industry’s top managers, investors, law firms and capital advisors.
3 min read · 13 November 2019
The top 10 largest institutions made up more than 40 percent of the $1trn total allocation to private real estate this year.
1 min read · 12 November 2019
The biggest institutions are putting more capital towards property and making the asset class a more significant portion of their portfolios.
2 min read · 11 November 2019
The outcome of Blackstone Group’s bid for listed Japanese hotel operator Unizo Holdings has larger implications for foreign hostile takeovers in Japan. It could signal that Japan is finally changing its attitude toward public deals by international funds or that the country remains resistant to foreign ownership of its listed companies. Last week, the US […]
6 min read · 11 November 2019
Industrial real estate has been one of the darlings of institutional capital, but one recent tenant-related trend has potentially worrisome implications for the sector.
3 min read · 07 November 2019
For the first time ever, interest in closed-ended commingled funds has dropped, a study published by Hodes Weill and Cornell University’s Baker Program in Real Estate has found.
2 min read · 06 November 2019
For investors looking to invest outside of home markets, the introduction of more comprehensive performance indices could make that prospect more appealing, writes Christie Ou.
3 min read · 05 November 2019
Many firms are seeking ways to secure dry powder in the event of an economic slowdown, but these tactics do not always benefit investors.
10 min read · 04 November 2019
