Asia-Pacific

Look Ahead 2025: Geopolitical risk will delay real estate’s recovery

Economies and investors need more time to digest the aftermath of a year dominated by political elections, says BlackRock’s Simon Durkin.

Look Ahead 2025: CapitaLand to seek M&A outside of Asia

CLI looks to grow its exposure in the US and Europe from the current 3% to 10-15% of its overall portfolio by 2028.

Look Ahead 2025: Macquarie sees real estate getting macro uplift

The firm’s head of real estate strategy expects the sector – previously hard hit by rate hikes – recovering faster than other asset classes.

Macquarie fund takes stake in credit specialist IDA

MAM’s head of real estate APAC James Kemp sees the potential for the Australian real estate credit market to double in the next decade.

Australian regulator finds ‘weaknesses’ in superfund unlisted valuation processes

APRA said that superfund trustees ‘have work to do’ to improve their processes, with enforcement action possible for underperformers.

The PERE stories that mattered most in 2024

What coverage stood out to readers in the whirlwind that was 2024? Here is a recap of our most popular articles of the year.

Australia’s IFM targets ‘blurring boundaries’ between real estate and infra

With its new merger, the Melbourne-based infrastructure firm hopes to grow and globalize property fund manager IFM’s unlisted platform.

CapitaLand’s Tham: ‘We would really love to grow in Australia’

The Singaporean firm, which is buying Australian credit manager Wingate, aims to triple its FUM in the country over the next few years.

Blackstone pays $2.6bn for Tokyo towers, its largest deal in Japan to date

The manager reportedly outbid KKR and BGO for the mixed-use Garden Terrace Kioicho and its 1.2 million square feet of fully occupied offices.

BlackRock’s Asia fund changes are a sign of the times

Investors should expect more investment strategies to evolve in response to an ever-shifting macroeconomic environment.