M&G has appointed Alex Jeffrey as head of its entire Asia Pacific business in what is a new leadership position created for the region. Jeffrey will be overseeing the firm’s regional real estate fund management business ($4.8 billion in assets under management as of end-June, 2017) as well as distribution business. All local offices will […]
2 min read · 09 November 2017
Chinese pensions are expected to make a push into alternatives with a 6% allocation by 2030, according to a report by Casey Quirk, a Deloitte-owned consultancy.
2 min read · 07 November 2017
The US asset manager has closed its first Asia higher-returning real estate fund since it took over MGPA in late 2013 at a just over $500m.
2 min read · 03 November 2017
The president of the real estate subsidiary of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec will act as a strategic advisor to focus on new initiatives for the Canadian pension plan.
3 min read · 02 November 2017
It’s that time of the year again, when the spotlight falls upon the titans of the global private real estate market as we introduce the 12th PERE Global Awards.
3 min read · 01 November 2017
LOGOS Group, the pan-Asia logistics specialist, has garnered more than $1.6 billion in capital in the past weeks, with $800 million available for deployment in the firm’s debut India venture. Backed by Canadian giants Ivanhoe Cambridge and QuadReal Property Group, LOGOS India, a partnership between LOGOS Group and Indian real estate company Assetz Property Group, […]
3 min read · 31 October 2017
PFA Pension has joined Ivanhoe Cambridge and LOGOS as a co-investor in a Chinese logistics investment venture.
2 min read · 30 October 2017
Addressing an audience of 2,300 delegates at the 19th National Congress’s opening ceremony in Beijing, Chinese president Xi Jinping spoke for an unexpectedly long three-plus-hours, outlining his government’s ideology for the next five years. The week-long party congress, held every five years, gives the world a window into China’s broad policy focus instead of outlining […]
3 min read · 27 October 2017
Louise Kavanagh has been appointed as managing director for funds management at TH Real Estate, PERE has learned. Kavanagh, who departed Invesco Real Estate last month PERE reported, will officially begin her role next month and will be based in Hong Kong. She will report to Chris Reilly, the Asia-Pacific managing director who is leading […]
1 min read · 25 October 2017
