Arshiya Khullar
In the aftermath of events like the Panama Papers and Malaysia’s 1MDB, the industry is ramping up its due diligence efforts. Arshiya Khullar investigates.
Asian investors were active in their home markets as well as Europe in the first half of 2018, according to data published by JLL.
PERE understands that Actis has funded the purchase of Standard Chartered’s principal finance real estate business in Asia through third-party institutional capital.
High-profile scandals like that engulfing Malaysia’s 1MDB have turned the spotlight on the risks of investing with state-backed funds from emerging economies.
CBRE’s long-serving senior executive Nick Axford left the firm in late June.
The Hong Kong-based private equity real estate firm is back in the market with a $2bn core-plus/value-add vehicle.
Kronos, which opened an operating office in Portugal in October, is aiming to invest 20% of its new opportunistic fund in the country.
M&G has taken on a major leasing risk with its acquisition of twin office towers in Seoul, raising questions about what is interpreted as a core strategy in the industry.
Joshua Daitch is relocating to Singapore to join the pan-Asia logistics specialist.
As Asia-Pacific markets start raising interest rates, total returns from real estate investments will drop to less than 6 percent next year, according to a report by the London-headquartered investment manager.