Events

APG’s Vaessen on the impact of AI on human capital

The Dutch pension investor’s head of research and analytics real assets believes AI helps to democratize investment team discussions.

Investors decide it is time to discuss trophies again

Amid a stalled private real estate marketplace, institutional investors at the PERE Network Europe Forum contemplated how now could be a good time to buy large office and retail properties.

Under-allocated investors eye European residential deals

Markets that are non-regulated or have distress potential are at the top of the menu, investors told delegates at the PERE Network Europe Forum.

PIMCO’s Trausch: ‘A tsunami of refinancing is coming’

Speaking at the PERE Network Europe Forum, the CEO and CIO of real estate at the asset management giant said Europe’s debt funding crisis is about to intensify.

AXA IM Alts’ Scemama: ‘We cannot compromise on the return’

The global head of the insurer’s alternative business said performance is the top priority as it works to decarbonize its €85bn real estate portfolio.

Blackstone’s Gray sees ‘structural changes’ in credit

Gray tells PEI Group’s NEXUS conference that corporate and real estate debt are the fastest growing assets of the firm.

VIDEO: Texas ERS’s Mok wants to see ‘more niche-area products’

The pension plan’s head portfolio manager is seeking to allocate more capital to emerging sectors like industrial outdoor storage.

VIDEO: Hana Financial’s Kim says Korean investors are ‘suffering’

Korean capital is preoccupied with refinancing issues currently, but will return to market soon, said the banking group’s managing director.

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.