Investors

Korea’s sovereign wealth fund plans to invest in niche sectors and new geographies in the region as it aims to boost its overall alternatives allocation.

The topic is top of mind for the region’s investors and has raised concerns that property markets abroad may have become too expensive.

A warning by Aberdeen Standard Investment’s real assets boss Neil Slater was among the headline statements made by private real estate executives on a commercial real estate panel at the two-week climate change conference in Glasgow.

Germany’s largest public pension group has forged a partnership with the New York-based private markets investment firm to diversify its property portfolio.

The Swedish pension plan has committed a total of €3.8bn to date as the most sizable investor in the region’s second-largest residential company.

Institutional investors are grappling with the question of what to do with existing assets amid greater ESG scrutiny during the pandemic.

The specialist lender, which has focused to date on residential development financing, says the pension fund’s investment will support its lending market growth.

One of Europe’s best-known real estate managers is launching a debt strategy. Dan Pottorff, left, who has been hired to run it, and company chief executive Ian Laming tell us why.

Philipp Wass of Scope, the German rating agency, argues bond investors need to be better able to assess the impact of sustainability on issuers’ credit quality.

The head of real assets at the Dutch investor says building valuations will take a hit unless owners are proactive in making their assets sustainable.