The $238 billion pension system has contributed to two vehicles, sponsored by ARA Asset Management, which will target real estate investment opportunities in China and Asia.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The preeminent sovereign wealth fund of the United Arab Emirates is in talks to make its first real estate investment in the UK since 2007 with the purchase of a distressed hotel portfolio for a reported £620 million.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The Swiss global private markets investment management firm has bought into the HK$2.37bn acquisition of the Novotel Nathan Road hotel in Kowloon by JV Hong Kong-based Gaw Capital Partners and CSI Properties.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
SC Management's RECAP III is understood to be oversubscribed thanks to strong performances from the Hong Kong and Singapore-based private equity real estate firm’s previous two funds.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), which manages more than $3 trillion of China’s foreign exchange reserves, is helping Blackstone towards its $13 billion hard cap for its latest real estate opportunity fund.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The $69.42 billion pension plan has committed $200 million to a new real estate separate account with Och-Ziff Capital Management and also plans to allocate up to $120 million to SC Management’s latest Asia real estate fund.
3 min read · 17 January 2013
The Government of Singapore Investment Corporation has stockpiled cash during the year to 31 March as it awaits better investing conditions. Adopting a cautious outlook, the sovereign wealth fund nonetheless increased its allocation to alternative assets by 1 percent.
3 min read · 17 January 2013
China Investment Corporation saw its total assets grow to $482bn in 2011 but registered a loss of -4.3 percent for the year. To mitigate current volatile market conditions, the state fund has continued to increase its exposure to alternative assets.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The New Delhi-based private equity real estate firm is reportedly eying a third Indian real estate opportunity fund, having already invested half of the capital it raised for its second fund in January.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The Sydney-based investment management firm said the mandate to manage the listed real estate portfolio of China’s National Council for Social Security Fund "highlights the growing trend of Chinese offshore investing".
2 min read · 17 January 2013
