Find out what Satyan Sanghrajka, head of business development for Asia-Pacific at UBS Global Asset Management had to say about investing in global real estate at FSA’s Alternatives Forum in Singapore.
Tag: Real Estate
UBS GAM bullish on Real Estate
The global real estate sector is poised to receive more capital inflows amid an environment of moderate growth and low interest rates, according to Satyan Sanghrajka, head of business development for Asia Pacific.
China, Eurozone may be oversold
Against a backdrop of a downturn in global growth, opportunities have emerged in China and advanced economies with positive growth predicted at 3% in 2016, according to Amundi Asset Management.
Trio of acquisitions fast-tracks Henderson’s pan-Asian growth
The first acquisition sees Henderson acquire Perennial Fixed Interest Partners and Perennial Growth Management from IOOF and each company’s employee shareholders, while the second sees the firm increase its stake in 90 Western Asset Management to 100% from 41%.
China RRR cut to benefit realty companies
Chinas recent move to cut reserve ratio requirements for banks is seen as benefiting companies with high leverage and in particular real estate developers, according to JP Morgan Asset Management.
Institutional investors warming to real assets
Institutional investors are seeking longer-term real assets with higher returns to address longer life expectancies, according to a BlackRock survey report.
Hermes seeks strategic partnerships
Choosing to focus on Asia instead of the US market, Hermes Investment Management is eyeing local partnerships for Hong Kong-domiciled funds and may bring in some niche products from the UK, said global head of business development Harriet Steel.
Real estate underpins China products
What China’s domestic investors assume are a local bank’s time deposit products are often real estate investments and loans, according to Anthony Doyle, head of investment specialists team, M&G Investments.
Real estate preferred by Asian HNWIs
Real estate remains the most preferred asset class for the growing base of high net worth individuals in Asia Pacific excluding Japan, according to the Asia Pacific Wealth Report 2014, released by Capgemini and RBC Wealth Management.
Asia real estate managers rank top
Three Asia-based private equity real estate fund mangers are among the top outperformers in the asset class globally, according to research from Preqin.
