Institutional investors are seeking longer-term real assets with higher returns to address longer life expectancies, according to a BlackRock survey report.
Tag: Real Estate
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.
China indicies rise as valuations remain low
The CSI 300 Value index is up more than 7% and the Shanghai Composite is up 6% since March, following a long period of underperformance. Yet valuations are low, sources said, and China is one of the cheapest markets in the world.
Students and farmers fit niche strategies
Student housing and farm equipment loans are among the niche investment strategies driven by macro trends, attendees heard at Fund Selector Asia’s Alternatives Forum in Singapore.
UK residential property fund gets MAS ok
A fund which lends money directly to end borrowers in the UK real estate market has been approved for distribution by the Monetary Authority of Singapore following demand from advisers.
