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The Australian wealth manager and superfund provider sees potential opportunities to expand its all-Australian property book in markets such as European industrial.

From Brexit and wars to a US-China divide and the rise of India, these themes dominated the geopolitical landscape of the last 10 years in real estate.

Sustainability chiefs tell PERE Network Europe Forum delegates that investors will shift allocations amid US ESG backlash.

The Canadian pension fund says the rebrand will enable 'a single identity' across investment teams as it internalizes its $55bn property arm.

Having been with the firm for over 16 years, Phua has passed his role to another senior executive within the team.

Tasked with navigating the pension’s C$75bn property portfolio through a turbulent environment and the organization’s own unprecedented restructuring, Rana Ghorayeb is undaunted.

Karen Horstmann, formerly of NBIM, and CBRE IM’s Christina Forrest have joined the Canadian pension as managing directors in New York and London, respectively.

The executive is departing the Swiss manager less than a year after joining as global co-head of real estate.