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Finance 10/07/2019

Japan's GPIF, with €1.3tr AUM, to seek more alternatives, stressing ESG

Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund, now managing €1.3tr AUM, doubled alternative assets last year but is still at a fraction of target and is (...)

Finance 18/04/2019

New actors on the European stage

“When it comes to equity, European real estate is like a busy nightclub – as soon as one group leaves, another seems to be (...)

Finance 06/02/2019

Japanese GPIF’s €118bn loss in 3Q to spark move to alternative assets

The massive €118bn loss in the third fiscal quarter by Japan's largest public investment fund, GPIF, is likely to prompt it and other institutions (...)

Finance 09/01/2019

Japanese to boost foreign RE investments, focus more on Europe, Australia

Japanese institutions are likely to increase real estate investments overseas in 2019, and more are shifting away from the US to focus more on (...)

Finance 21/09/2018

Japan pension giant GPIF awards global real estate mandate to CBRE GIP

Japan's Global Pension Investment Fund, the world's largest pool of retirement savings with $1.43tr AUM, has appointed CBRE Global Investment Partners as its global (...)

Finance 20/07/2018

UBS, Invesco win Japan's Chikyoren mandates for overseas real estate mgt

UBS and Invesco are the two firms selected so far for overseas real estate asset management by Japan's Chikyoren, the nation's second largest public pension (...)

Finance 10/07/2018

Japan's $1.48tr GPIF earns 6.9% in 2017, eyes foreign infrastructure, property

Japan's giant Government Pension Investment Fund earned a 6.9% return on its $1.48tr in capital in 2017. In alternatives it held $1.86bn in foreign (...)

Finance 16/04/2018

Japan capital entering euro real estate not for the cycle but the longer term

The entry of GPIF, Japan Post and other giant Tokyo institutions to European property is happening but may take longer if managers reject inital fee (...)

Finance 13/04/2018

Japanese institutions finally enter European property; RFPs land with managers

Japanese institutions are finally entering European property, BIE has learned. Requests for proposals have been landing with several senior investment managers since late last (...)