All Asia-Pacific articles – Page 105

  • News

    Texas Teachers to approve $800m in real estate

    2007-10-15T10:30:00Z

    UNITED STATES- Teacher Retirement System of Texas is in the process of approving $800m ($568m euros) in new real estate commingled fund investments.

  • News

    San Diego City targets non-US real estate

    2007-10-08T17:23:00Z

    UNITED STATES - San Diego City Employees Retirement System has approved its first ever targeted allocation for non-United States real estate investments.

  • News

    Land of Rising Sun is still Asian favourite

    2007-10-01T15:45:00Z

    JAPAN - Japan continues to dominate core Asian real estate despite the emergence of investible real estate markets in more volatile regional economies.

  • News

    CalPERS feeds $500m to Dragon

    2007-10-01T15:30:00Z

    UNITED STATES - CalPERS is adding a further $500m to its existing $3bn invested in Asia real estate, via a local fund focused on mature regional markets and China, while the same amount will be placed in commingled funds.

  • News

    New Jersey tries on separates

    2007-09-27T17:00:00Z

    UNITED STATES - The New Jersey Division of Investment is shifting into the use of real estate separate accounts and has hired General Motors Investment Management for a $150m (€106.4m) equity mandate.

  • News

    IPD reveals global property outshone Europe

    2007-09-24T17:00:00Z

    GLOBAL - Global real estate performed well last year, according to IPD figures published, delivering returns only slightly down on their 2005 peak.

  • Two cheers for the Europhiles
    Magazine

    Two cheers for the Europhiles

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    We see a refocus on Europe-specific markets; investors show a preference for German commercial; Belgium makes a blip on the radar, and Asia’s further interest is shown in strategic potential

  • News

    San Bernardino eyes structured finance over Asia

    2007-09-17T13:00:00Z

    UNITED STATES - San Bernardino County Employees’ Retirement Association has expanded its real estate investment program to the Asian markets for the first time by investing $40m (€28.9m) in two commingled funds but is now turning attention to the structured finance sector.

  • News

    Montana State grows international focus

    2007-09-17T12:30:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Montana State Board of Investment has increased its exposure to international real estate with committing capital to two new commingled funds.

  • Go boldly, tread carefully
    Magazine

    Go boldly, tread carefully

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    The question for pension funds is not whether but how to invest in Chinese real estate, as Shayla Walmsley reports

  • Magazine

    Early bird renewals

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    One thing that comes across clearly when talking to investors who have made commitments in China is how important it is to have good local partners.

  • Perfect harmony
    Magazine

    Perfect harmony

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    Government measures protecting the population from excessive price growth have not fazed foreign investors, as Richard van den Berg and Kenneth Tsang find

  • Unlocking potential
    Magazine

    Unlocking potential

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    In-depth local knowledge and local contacts are prerequisites if investors are to benefit from China’s burgeoning real estate investment opportunity. Ian Hawksworth reports

  • Keeping it simple
    Magazine

    Keeping it simple

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    Abundant liquidity, an array of regulations, and still fresh memories of the recent financial crisis have so far limited the potential for structured products in Asia, writes Lynn Strongin Dodds

  • News

    Pension funds give euro focus to Goodman

    2007-09-11T17:00:00Z

    EUROPE – Asset management firm Goodman Property Investors has picked up a series of new European real estate mandates from pension funds in recent months, the latest of which is from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).

  • News

    Canada pension fund targets Kiwi airport

    2007-09-10T15:30:00Z

    CANADA - The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is bidding for a 49% stake in the Auckland International Airport (AIAL) group, as part of a strategy to target long-term holdings in infrastructure assets.

  • News

    US Colony seeks infrastructure with Challenger

    2007-09-10T12:00:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Australian-based Challenger Financial Services Group Limited has formed a strategic relationship with Los Angeles-based Colony Capital to invest in real estate and infrastructure in the US, Europe and Asia.

  • News

    Indiana State seeks overseas opportunities

    2007-09-10T11:00:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Indiana State Teachers Retirement System will be looking at investing around $200m (€147m) into a new real estate strategy that will include international and opportunistic investments.

  • Magazine

    Something for everyone

    July 2007 (Magazine)

    Recent fund launches suggest that if fund managers are running out of big ideas, they aren't short of big ambitions

  • Europe’s rising giant: Istanbul
    Magazine

    Europe’s rising giant: Istanbul

    July 2007 (Magazine)

    Exciting demographics have propelled Turkey up the league of investment appeal in spite of a shortage of stock and nagging political uncertainties, as Paul Strohm discovers