Asia-Pacific

Seeking higher returns, GPIF looks to increase real estate exposure

The Japanese pension is shifting from “cautiously“ to “steadily“ developing its real estate allocation, director Yoshitaka Todoroki said at the PERE Tokyo Forum.

GRESB: Data centers need their own sustainability benchmark

As data centers grow in scale and strategic importance, investors face rising pressure to evaluate their environmental and social impacts through sector-specific, comparable metrics, according to Chris Pyke, chief innovation officer, GRESB.

Gaw’s Middle Eastern promises

Christina Gaw is determined to make Gaw Capital Partners’ relationship with Gulf markets about more than fundraising.

MA Financial’s Biggins: ‘It’s a good time to be more aggressive in real estate’

MA Financial will increase its total AUM by 20% through the deal, bulking up its core real estate equity business.

Fundraising flux reshuffles PERE’s manager rankings

Outsized equity targets, and more time spent trying to reach them, contributed to a shakeup in the top echelons of PERE’s annual rankings.

Residential sector rebounds amid rise in first-quarter fundraising

PERE data shows a sector seeing increased attention amid strong fundamentals.

CapitaLand Investment on investing in flexible living assets

Serviced apartments and co-living offer investors a compelling blend of flexibility and stability because of their hybrid nature, says CapitaLand Investment’s Mak Hoe Kit.

Mapletree Investments on tapping into global student housing potential

The sector is seeing increased interest thanks to its counter-cyclical characteristics and growing opportunities, says Mapletree’s Matt Walker.

Investors on M&A: ‘It’s much harder to have conviction re-upping’

The wave of consolidation changing the make-up of the PERE 100 and PERE 200 has made follow-on commitment decisions more challenging for investors.

Fundraising woes drag down the PERE 100 and PERE 200

Bigger equity targets, more time in market and M&A activity all had an impact on managers’ diminishing capital raising power.