All Asia-Pacific articles – Page 94
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MagazineBringing it all back home
Asian investors are looking to neighbouring markets to plug the regional gap left by overseas capital. Shayla Walmsley reports
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MagazineOffice lights shining
Office markets in Singapore, Sydney and Shanghai offer particularly good prospects for investors, says Charlie Huang
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MagazineUrban realities
The world’s fastest changing residential real estate markets are in Asia, as Tim Bellman and Shane Taylor report
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Chinese investors buy back residential after pricing policy move
CHINA - A group of Chinese investors has acquired a prime serviced residential block in Shanghai from SEB Asset Management (SEBAM)’s Asian property SICAV – the latest deal in a trend for Asian investors to replace capital from European and US pension funds.
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Cooper joins Townsend to attack European and Asian markets
GLOBAL – Former ING Real Estate Select CEO Nick Cooper has joined The Townsend Group as part of a push to develop the group’s multi-manager business in Europe and Asia.
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European pension funds retrench as Korea looks westward
ASIA-PACIFIC – Local investors will replace US and European pension funds in Asia within 10 years, the Asian Public Real Estate Association (APREA) conference heard last week.
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ING REIM steps in to rescue Creed fund
ASIA – ING Real Estate Investment Management has taken over as general partner (GP) at an Asian real estate fund for the second time in 12 months.
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BRIC-built recovery expected - JLL
GLOBAL – The BRIC countries will lead the global real estate market recovery as their economic expansion boosts occupier demand across all sectors and cross-border investment returns, according to Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL).
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Inflation worries bring closer scrutiny of Asian real estate
ASIA-PACIFIC – There is a growing concern over the prospect of inflation rising too quickly in the main economies of Asia, but Aberdeen Property Investors believes the respective authorities have sought to tackle the issue pre-emptively and in a positive manner.
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Asian investors eye real estate fund-of-funds
ASIA-PACIFIC – Franklin Templeton Real Estate Advisors (FTREA) has identified a new generation of local real estate managers in Asia Pacific, which the fund of funds manager is currently assessing for its second vehicle targeting the region.
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Ohio PERS to invest $1.6bn in real estate
UNITED STATES - Ohio Public Employees Retirement System will allocate $1.6bn (€1.2bn) in real estate this year and will be targeting stable assets as well as motivated sellers in particular.
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MagazineA principled approach
The global recession has sparked interest in Islamic finance with its emphasis on risk aversion. And real estate is the ideal asset class for Sharia investment. Henri Vuong explains
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MagazineA bubble in the making?
Asian economies escaped the worst ravages of the global financial crisis, giving a boost to property markets. But is a bubble developing? Paul Benjamin finds out
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MagazineLook to the East
The size and maturity of Asia make it very attractive market to investors. But where to begin? Stephen Ryan and Jennifer Kaiser explain
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MagazineProceed with caution
Improving economic fundamentals and low consumer indebtedness are positives for Asian markets, but the outlook isn’t all rosy, says Thomas Au
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Mn presses funding extension talks for PME and PMT
NETHERLANDS – Mn Services is in discussions with 25 global real estate fund managers, on behalf of Pensioenfonds Metaal en Techniek (PMT) and Pensioenfonds van de Metalektro (PME), about an extension to fund investment periods.
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South Korea becomes latest to buy Gatwick stake
GLOBAL - The National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea has agreed to buy a 12% stake in London’s Gatwick airport.
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Asia predicted to drive real estate recovery
ASIA – Emerging Asian economies are likely to spearhead the next phase in the recovery of the global real estate markets, according to Prupim, the real estate division of UK life assurer Prudential.
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NPS buys rooms with a view of Sydney Harbour
GLOBAL – South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) has bought an office building in Sydney for A$685m (€440m) as it continues to snap up prime assets across the world’s top cities.
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Join the club
From next year property industry associations in Asia and Europe will begin recruiting pension fund members. But why should they join? Shayla Walmsley reports
