Office

Alaska Retirement Board eyes more non-core real estate 

The Juneau-based pension is also looking to form new core/core-plus partnerships as its consultant calls a market bottom.

Brookfield aims to triple real estate AUM in Asia-Pacific in five years

The firm’s regional real estate activity over the past 12 months was more than treble its average in prior years.

Wentworth hits A$350m hard-cap for first flagship Australian fund

The Sydney-headquartered manager beat a A$250m target for its first fund and has already deployed 50% of the capital raised.

Blackstone’s Miyasaki to depart amid leadership changes in Asia

The firm’s current COO for real estate in Europe will be relocating to Singapore to assume Miyasaki’s role as head of acquisitions for Asia.

Aware Super CIO: Property team has ‘changed tune’ on deployment

The superannuation fund has shifted into active gear after not ‘investing as much in property in the last two to three years,’ says Damian Graham.

CalSTRS’ real estate consultants urge deployment into valuation-reset market

The California pension with nearly $370bn in assets is building allocations to industrial and multifamily and curtailing office exposure to match policy targets.

Prime office markets are heating up. Has the comeback arrived?

The PERE Podcast highlights the outcast sector’s renewed momentum in New York, London and beyond, featuring Savills research director Oliver Salmon.

Wall Street high-rise swaps trading desks for lofty living

20 Exchange Place in New York this year secured a $30m equity infusion from UBS to modernize the tower.

China’s markets remain depressed, but pockets of opportunity emerge

The office sector is stricken by oversupply, but retail is becoming an emerging investment theme and multifamily is drawing interest.

Mapletree: India is becoming a compelling case for global investment

Quek Kwang Meng, Mapletree’s regional chief executive officer for India, explains how the country has strengthened its footing as a high-return, low-volatility investment destination.