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Hong Kong’s Link hires head of Australian investment

With the newly created role, Asia’s largest REIT manager intends to grow its presence in the country, which it first entered in 2019.

DOWNLOAD: Investor appetite for real estate wanes as allocations dip

Six in 10 institutions are now underweight in the asset class, but just 34% plan to up their investment in 2025.

KKR makes real estate, infrastructure leadership changes

The two businesses – which together account for $157bn of AUM – will comprise the firm’s newly created real assets platform.

Oxford Properties’ M7 stake sale ‘was always the plan’

With a divestment to AustralianSuper, the Canadian pension investor is executing a long-term plan to achieve scale in European logistics.

Korea’s NPS seeds UK single-family housing fund

The National Pension Service of Korea has made its UK single-family rental debut with a commitment to a vehicle managed by Long Harbour.

Redevco remodeled: From family to fiduciary

Although part of a 183-year-old family business, the Dutch asset manager is the new kid on the block when it comes to third-party capital management.

How pooling is opening new avenues for LGPS

The practice enables the UK local government pension schemes to explore new areas of private real estate, such as impact investing.

Deep Dive: The investors to watch in the new cycle

With one eye on the new market cycle, emerging and evolving capital sources are mobilizing to make the most out of an allocation to private real estate.

CPP Investments establishes first UK single-family rental JV

The £500m commitment to a joint venture with Kennedy Wilson represents the Canadian pension plan’s first foray into SFR in Europe and a chance to ‘really go at scale’ in the sector.

Legal & General acquires stake in Taurus to ramp up US real estate exposure

The deal includes a separate $200m seed investment by the UK pension investor, which cited growing institutional interest in US multifamily and logistics assets and decarbonization initiatives.