Asia Pacific Access to power: As growing data centre demand competes with outdated power grids, investment professionals are navigating challenges and finding opportunities Data centres are one of the fastest-growing industries worldwide. Experts say ageing infrastructure, rising demand and regulatory hurdles seem to be the biggest contributors to power grid constraints, which are hampering data centre development.
Asia Pacific How people shape property: Understanding the demographic drivers of institutional real estate Arguably, no set of long-term drivers affects real estate demand like demographics. This article highlights how demographic trends are expected to affect real estate demand and influence asset prices and investment strategy.
Asia Pacific Land of opportunity: Record investments are flowing into US multifamily investments — and for good reason In recent months, the investment market for residential real estate in the United States, particularly in the area of multifamily investments, has experienced positive traction, whereas commercial real estate has endured the opposite.
Asia Pacific Accessing Asia: Why Luxembourg is an ideal hub for Asian real estate fund managers Given the large potential of the real estate markets in Asia, a number of the biggest players active in the Asian real estate market and some global fund managers have used Luxembourg as a base while targeting the Asian market.
Asia Pacific How to build a brand: There’s more to differentiating than a logo and a name To turn a logo or a name into a brand, you must get your audience to instantly associate that name or brand with something meaningful to them that resonates with them in a positive way.
Asia Pacific Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Hines acquire BTR portfolio in Australia The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and Hines have completed the acquisition of two build-to-rent (BTR) assets in Brisbane totalling 354 units.
Asia Pacific Asia Pacific living sector poised for growth While the living sector in Asia Pacific is still in its early stages, there is a vast opportunity for investors looking to diversify their portfolios across the region.
Asia Pacific Equinix, GIC and CPP Investments form US$15b JV to expand US hyperscale data centres, support AI innovation Equinix has signed a joint venture agreement with Singapore’s GIC and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), with the intent to raise more than US$15 billion to accelerate the Equinix xScale data centre portfolio and support the rapid advancement of technology such as AI.
Asia Pacific Sumitomo Forestry takes stake in Australia’s Metricon Group Japan’s Sumitomo Forestry Co will acquire 51 percent of the equity shares of Metricon Group, Australia’s largest detached home builder, through its wholly owned subsidiary Sumitomo Forestry Australia Pty.
