Investors

Private equity real estate veteran Rong Ren is being lined up by Ping An Trust to lead a new Alternative Investment Division in a move by China’s second biggest insurer to be better exposed to alternative assets home and aboard.

The $19.15 billion State Investment Council has approved a $75 million commitment to Brookfield Real Estate Finance Fund IV.

Chinese capital is the ‘new kid on the block’ when it comes to international investing, but delegates at the PERE Forum: China conference in Shanghai today heard how investors were keen to learn and fit in with overseas markets quickly.

The ‘shadow banking’ crackdown in China is causing liquidity concerns, but the vast majority of loans are being extended rather than going into default, delegates heard at the PERE Forum China in Shanghai.

Chinese capital is the ‘new kid on the block’ when it comes to international investing, but delegates at the PERE Forum: China conference in Shanghai today heard how investors were keen to learn and fit in with overseas markets quickly.

The $10.2 billion pension plan has issued an RFP for an emerging manager focused on non-core real estate to run a $25 million mandate.

Illinois Teachers and Illinois Municipal have more than doubled their capital outlays to Starwood with follow-on commitments to the firm’s Fund X. 

The A$75 billion superannuation fund has followed last year’s award of a UK shopping center investment management mandate to TIAA Henderson Real Estate with a central London offices agreement.

The Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund has introduced a new investment to its real estate portfolio, making a $125 million commitment to Och-Ziff’s latest vehicle.

The Dutch pension manager has thrown its hat into China’s logistics real estate ring, backing Shanghai-based e-Shang’s development pipeline as well as the company itself.