Both in the evaluation of investment ideas and in the design of buildings, not to mention their operation, artificial intelligence holds distinct promise. But is AI the “new ESG”, an acronym thrown around so much that it loses its power, and does not fulfil its promise?
Asia’s growing imbalance in demand and supply for secondaries liquidity presents an exceptional opportunity for secondaries investors with strong on-the-ground coverage, dedicated capital and local expertise to benefit from.
The current macroeconomic climate is uncertain, but a closer look at the Asia Pacific region reveals numerous opportunities for investors with varying risk appetites and investment horizons.
While traditional joint ventures can be highly lucrative for operating partners, there are downsides for operating partners as well, especially emerging managers.
Everyone talked about how much riskier the investment climate was immediately following the global financial crisis. But was it really? I’d argue the period of time leading up to the global financial crisis was a lot riskier than the period following it.
Institutional Real Estate, Inc held an inaugural Asia Pacific private wealth real estate symposium on 2 August in Singapore in partnership with Raffles Family Office, which invests on behalf of family offices in the Asia Pacific region, with a focus on family offices based in greater China and Southeast Asia.
From office to logistics assets and everything in between, obsolescence is a foe of long-term institutional investors. What are the most significant risks to investors, what steps can they take to minimise these risks when acquiring assets, and how can they best modernise properties already in their portfolios to combat these risks?
Real estate fundraising in the second quarter totalled US$53.2 billion, according to the latest results from Institutional Real Estate, Inc’s IREI.Q database.
Global cross-regional capital flows totalled US$30.5 billion in the first half of 2023, down by 52 percent from the first half of 2022 and the second consecutive half-year period with an approximate 50 percent decrease in volume, according to CBRE’s Global Real Estate Capital Flows H1 2023.
An allocation into Asia Pacific allows investors to add value to their global portfolio through intra-regional growth diversification and also benefit from the variances across economies within the region, states Nuveen Real Estate’s Asia Pacific cities in tomorrow’s world report.
As reliance on these ESG rating agencies grows, so does the need for greater oversight of methodologies and potential conflicts of interest.