Head Niel Thassim and CIO Paul Keogh will not see their employment contracts renewed as the Deutsche Bank unit continues to pave the way for a takeover by New York-based financial services firm Guggenheim.
3 min read · 17 January 2013
Amid plenty of doom and gloom, there were some rays of light to encourage delegates of the PERE Summit: Europe to think positively about the region.
3 min read · 17 January 2013
The A$150bn retirement fund has acquired an initial A$400m of Australian logistics properties from Goodman and plans to invest with the ASX-listed group in A$500m more. The deals down under are intended to spark a global investing joint venture.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Pius Ho’s start-up venture, Moonbridge Capital, has included a half-time strategy vote in the investment period of its debut fund. The measure provoked discussion in the industry. PERE Magazine, June 2012 issue.
1 min read · 17 January 2013
The state retirement plan has approved a commitment of $75 million to LaSalle Asia Opportunity Fund IV, which is targeting up to $700 million.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
To the delight of GPs, India's regulators have unveiled a comprehensive framework for the country's alternative assets industry. New regulation will require all alternative investment funds, which includes real estate, to register with the Securities and Exchange Board of India.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Investors in the Hong Kong-based firm’s CR China Retail Real Estate Development Fund I are expected to vote next month on whether it continues investing from the $466 million vehicle after the resignation of key man Rong Ren earlier this month.
3 min read · 17 January 2013
A cocktail of firms, including Gaw Capital, a major US institution, the Italian Fingen Group of the Fratini family and Sino-US company Waitex, have clubbed together for a designer outlet joint venture, with Henderson Global Investors acting as investment advisor alongside the RE development arm of Fingen.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
A major senior executive reshuffle at Hong Kong-based hedge fund-cum-private equity real estate firm Winnington Capital sees former CEO Wong's duties assumed by founder and chairman Kenneth Hung and ex-Asia Pacific Land, Warburg Pincus and GE Real Estate executive Philip Mintz.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The New York-based investment firm’s head of research and investment strategy has left to pursue other opportunities. His second-in-command, Tim Wang, has assumed his responsibilities.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
