Asia-Pacific

Residential sector defies anti-ESG pushback

Managers are still focused on sustainability, even if the scale of future risks is not yet fully understood across the industry.

Stoneweg US on why ESG objectives are common sense

The best opportunities are not the riskiest or priciest but those that require the most effort and hard work, says Thomas Stanchak with Stoneweg US.

PERE 100 and PERE 200: New paths to fundraising dominance

Private real estate’s largest managers are maximizing their chances of fundraising success during a challenging market environment.

Private real estate’s M&A takeover

Consolidation in the industry has transformed the manager landscape – but to whose benefit?

The PERE 100 and PERE 200 are moving sideways

In a tough fundraising market, the largest managers are increasingly utilizing co-investment vehicles and separate accounts to stay competitive.

Growth is not always the best way forward

Some managers and investors are shedding assets and business lines to stay competitive, contesting the deep-rooted hypothesis that with scale comes success.

Savills IM promotes research head to global CIO

Andrew Allen was appointed global chief investment officer at the London-based manager following Kiran Patel’s retirement last month.

Cromwell to refocus on the Australian market after Europe unit sale

The firm will shift to being a local manager given the difficulties of being global without vast scale, according to Cromwell’s CEO.

Hines: Developed Asian real estate prices have fallen 10%

But aggregate repricing in the region has been more limited than that of North America and Europe, according to a new report.

Three observations about Starwood’s takeover bid for ESR

The potential combination of two top 10 PERE 100 firms is unlike other private real estate M&A deals for multiple reasons.