All articles by Florence Chong – Page 4
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Special ReportsAsia-Pacific student housing: East, west, close to home could be best
As Western doors narrow for foreign students, Asia is looking to build its own higher education offering, including housing. Florence Chong reports
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AnalysisManaging complexity: The rise of real assets multi-managers
Investors need to be more nimble to navigate the increasingly complex world of real estate and private markets
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AnalysisCBRE IM’s renewed European focus a sign of the times?
New York-headquartered real estate fund manager sees more value across the Atlantic
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NewsCharter Hall buys three Australian shopping centres for A$360m
CCRF adds assets located in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne
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NewsVicinity buys IFM’s Uptown mall stake in Brisbane for A$212m
Vicinity to fast-track redevelopment aimed at creating a premium CBD retail destination
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NewsMacquarie consortium to buy Australasian logistics group Qube for A$12bn
Qube’s largest shareholder UniSuper rolls its 15% stake into the buyer group
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NewsCapitaLand to launch second China REIT by mid-2026
Second China REIT will include an integrated development in its portfolio
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NewsPGIM Real Estate acquires land for planned hyperscale Australian data centre
Real estate arm of global investment firm initiates first stage of new data centre campus
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Special ReportsNatural capital comes of age
Beyond forestry and farms: Investors increasingly recognise the potential for positive environmental and social impact alongside financial return
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Special ReportsCampbell Global: Extracting value from every timber fibre
Campbell Global has doubled its assets under supervision over the past four years, in a sign that timberland has come of age
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Special ReportsUniSuper: Keeping faith in forestry’s long game
UniSuper’s investment in one of Australia’s largest hardwood plantation estates is a sign of renewed confidence in timberland’s long-term resilience
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AnalysisHotel investment activity remains brisk in parts of Asia as tourism numbers swell
Wealthy individuals emerging as increasingly active buyers in the region
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Special ReportsSovereignty concerns add to the risks surrounding the data centre boom
Florence Chong examines what the risks around data sovereignty means for infrastructure investors
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AnalysisAre investors right to allocate billions of dollars to AI infrastructure?
Florence Chong explores whether the rush into data centres is a safe bet or vulnerable to a tech bubble
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AnalysisTime for takeoff: Global race to build the next generation of airports
Airports worldwide are rushing to invest in innovation and technology to prepare for the anticipated surge in plane travel in a net-zero era
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AnalysisAustralian funds split over US-style redemption rules
High-profile grapple over Lendlease-managed funds highlights broader structural tensions in A$68bn sector
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Special ReportsAustralianSuper: Surfing the AI wave
The AI revolution is top of mind for AustralianSuper and underpins a strategic shift in the investment approach of Australia’s largest superannuation fund
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Special ReportsBCI: All eyes on ‘transaction-rich’ Europe for growth
Canadian pension fund BCI aims to substantially increase the share of European assets in its infrastructure portfolio, as it continues to look abroad for expansion
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AnalysisBig investors turn to REITs to balance real estate portfolios
Large real estate investors are turning to REITs to more quickly balance their portfolios. Florence Chong reports
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AnalysisBehind Cohen & Steers and IDR's plan to combine REITs and ODCE funds
Two very different specialists have teamed up to bring public and private together. Florence Chong speaks to Jon Cheigh
