Asia-Pacific

Malaysia’s KWAP to double real estate AUM by 2025

In addition to expanding into non-core strategies, the investor is planning to increase its pool of real estate funds from five to 15 by 2025.

Mapletree’s Ling: ‘People will start to be active in China again’

The top executive at the Singapore-based firm expects Western capital to return to the market when risk-return dynamics have stabilized.

Investors pivot from Asia to the West for higher returns

Hong Kong’s AIA, Malaysia’s KWAP and Employees Retirement System of Texas are among those looking to prioritize opportunities in the US.

Lender conversations in Asia-Pacific are ‘very location-specific’

Refinancing challenges for borrowers in the region can differ widely depending on the market where they are investing.

Qualitas: The need for housing supports strong returns

Focusing on debt and the undersupplied Australian residential market is supporting capital raising and returns, says Andrew Schwartz, group managing director, co-founder and chief investment officer at Qualitas.

Commercial real estate in APAC faces down a wall of maturities

Asia-Pacific real estate investors with loans to refinance have new pressures to deal with, especially in certain sectors or markets.

GAW Capital: The long and the short of Asia private debt

Market dislocation means lenders to Asia-Pacific real estate can hit equity returns, say Gaw Capital’s Kenneth Gaw and Foster Lee, but private credit will remain a valid strategy once the dust settles.

Asian influence grows in RED 50

The contribution of Asia-Pacific-based firms to PERE’s real estate debt ranking is growing.