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
Under its current guise, the Volcker rule could reach across US borders in preventing banks from sponsoring certain foreign private funds.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The Tokyo-based firm becomes one of a small handful of managers to attract equity to a blind-pool real estate vehicle in Asia during 2012.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The second largest US pension plan said returns for real estate during fiscal year 2011-2012 fell short of an industry benchmark and were down from a 17.5 percent return the previous year.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Until now, most RMB-denominated real estate funds have involved a number of high-net-worth individuals backing domestic vehicles dedicated to particular properties. However, at PERE’s first conference in mainland China this week, there was talk of a change.
3 min read · 17 January 2013
The New York-based developer and fund manager is said to be using a placement agent for the first time to help raise capital for its US real estate fund.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
China’s retail markets have become oversupplied with more than 24 million square metres of shopping malls alone in China and another 18 million square meters in the pipeline.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
