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Sailing the great seas

Australia, a land of natural wonders, sandy beaches, deserts and ‘the Outback’, is among the most desirable countries to visit and live (1). Apart from its warm climate and world class cities, it recently broke the world record for the longest period of economic growth in modern history: 104 quarters or 26 years.   Read more

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Korean investors are still planning to boost non-listed real estate holdings

The appetite of Korean investors for real estate in general and non-listed vehicles in particular shows no signs of waning, even if global political and economic trends look increasingly uncertain. Read more

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What strategy should Asian investors take when heading to Europe?

The choice of a specific investment strategy depends on the attitude to risk of the investor – there is of course no one-size-fits-all solution when it comes to investment. Read more

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INREV reporting guidelines help one fund manager and its investors

INREV and ANREV have recently completed the annual review of reporting best practice to understand how funds are complying with the reporting section of the INREV Guidelines. ANREV supports us by working in Asia Pacific to promote the INREV Guidelines. One fund manager talks about how his firm is adopting the Guidelines to good effect. Read more

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Not easy predicting the future

It is not easy predicting the future, as recent public market volatility proves. In recent weeks and days, public market volatility, and renewed pressure on emerging markets currencies, teaches us - yet again - that global capital flows punish investors with little forewarning, even if  the risk of such movements are well-analysed. Read more

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ANREV reviews its latest fund performance results

Asia Pacific non-listed real estate funds’ performance was stable in 2014. The results of the recently-released ANREV Annual  Index 2014 show performance that was consistent with 2013, with the overall return of the All Funds index being 9.1%. Read more

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ANREV membership grows, scope widens

ANREV membership grows as the organisation widens its scope across the region ANREV had a good year in 2014, continuing to grow its membership base and to meet its objectives of improving transparency and best practices in the Asia Pacific region. We were delighted to secure our 200th member - this was a milestone for us as an industry association, and we remain focussed on building on this growth in 2015. Read more

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Capital Flows on the Move

Strong attendance at ANREV’s Annual Conference in Hong Kong as the industry discussed capital flows on the move. Read more

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Performance and Capital Flows

Strong attendance at ANREV’s regional conferences in Japan and Australia with performance and capital flows on the agenda Just before the summer, I attended the inaugural ANREV Japan Conference in Tokyo, which brought together 150 attendees to discuss the theme “Asia’s sleeping giant awakes”. Read more

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ANREV Index

The ANREV Index includes sub-indices by structure and sector for the first time, as the region sees improved performance We are pleased to tell our INREV readers that coverage of the ANREV Index has continued to improve with 91 funds included in the 2013 Annual Index compared with 65 in 2012. Read more