The fund, which has a $1bn hard-cap, will focus on education, healthcare, energy access, clean energy and social inclusion.
2 min read · 27 March 2018
The Swiss insurer’s investing plans include a return to one particular western European market after a 14-year absence.
2 min read · 16 March 2018
Patrick Kanters, APG’s global head of real assets and the latest winner of PERE’s lifetime achievement award, sits down with Stuart Watson and Jonathan Brasse to reflect on his enduring passion for real estate
10 min read · 01 March 2018
The pension system adopted the last of its eight-point framework for investment policies across asset classes, using similar language to the California Public Employees’ Retirement System.
2 min read · 14 February 2018
The structure of the program is a major factor in its effectiveness and longevity, according to three institutional investors at the event.
3 min read · 16 January 2018
The agency will start spending less time working on new financial regulations, according to its chairman, Jay Clayton.
2 min read · 21 November 2017
How prepared is the real estate sector to cope with extreme weather events, asks Roxana Isaiu, director, ESG and real estate at GRESB
3 min read · 02 November 2017
GRESB, the global benchmark for real assets, has launched an ESG evaluation for real estate funds and companies that are beginning to incorporate sustainability practices into their operations. The GRESB Real Estate Pre-Assessment is a standalone test for firms with new mandates that are immediately seeking strong ESG performance and those with existing real estate […]
3 min read · 27 October 2017
In a world that often seeks instant results, the pathway to sustainable investing requires a longer-term outlook with careful analysis and a keen, well-trained eye to future demographic, social, technological and environmental trends. As the context in which all buildings exist inevitably evolves with time, a thorough analysis of future trends must inform our understanding […]
6 min read · 18 October 2017
The day-to-day nature of hotel management gives the asset class greater potential for measuring sustainability initiatives than its peers, writes Ronald Stephen Barrott, chief executive and chairman of Pro-invest Group
6 min read · 18 October 2017
