An asset seizure in Guangzhou leads today’s real estate news from around Asia, with shareholders in China Evergrande Group finding out that some of the company’s automotive assets have changed hands without their knowledge. Also in the headlines, an Aussie… Read More>>
DWS Names Koichiro Obu Head of Japan Real Estate
DWS continues to add to its Asia Pacific leadership team with the investment management unit of Deutsche Bank announcing on Tuesday that it has promoted Koichiro Obu to head of real estate for Japan.
Obu is taking on the top… Read More>>
Credit Suisse Bankers Shift to UBS Singapore Office and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, bankers from Credit Suisse and UBS prepare to consolidate their Singapore offices, and global money managers take a flyer on Dalian Wanda’s dollar bonds. Also in the news, Singapore is advising the Philippines… Read More>>
Malaysia’s Gamuda Leading $316M Buy of Deutsche Bank London HQ From China’s CIC
A Malaysian conglomerate is betting it can make a quick ringgit in a depressed London office market with Gamuda Berhad announcing on Monday that it has teamed up with UK investment manager Castleforge Partners to acquire Deutsche Bank’s UK headquarters… Read More>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2022-11-28
Top-level turnover at mainland developers leads Mingtiandi’s roundup of personnel movements from around Asia again this week, as Zhenro Group becomes the latest defaulting builder to see its chairman step aside and Longfor Group names a new board member. Also… Read More>>
Maturing REIT Regimes Offer Opportunities in Hong Kong and Singapore Sponsored Feature
As REITs grow in popularity across Asia, Mingtiandi spoke with REIT trustee market leaders at Deutsche Bank in Hong Kong and Singapore about the opportunities awaiting investors post-pandemic in the Greater Bay Area and beyond.
The REIT − or real… Read More>>
Societe Generale Joins Crowd of Foreign Banks Handing Back Hong Kong Office Space
French bank Societe Generale is reducing its footprint in a Hong Kong commercial tower under the terms of its upcoming lease renewal, joining a parade of foreign finance giants cutting back in the city as mainland firms expand their role… Read More>>
Chinese Developers Feast on Competitor Debt and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Some of China’s largest developers may be enjoying the country’s current economic squeeze by engaging in some financial cannibalism, as giants such as Country Garden and China Vanke, with the help of private equity investors, fill their plates with a… Read More>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2017-10-30
In this week’s edition of People in the News, an investment banking veteran with real estate know-how is taking a top job in the wealth management field in Singapore, while a couple of industry pros are joining mainland developers. An… Read More>>
Mainland Buyers Gobbled Up 24% of HK Land Sold in 2016 Says Deutsche Bank
Maybe billionaire Hong Kong developer Lui Che-Woo wasn’t being a sore loser when he bemoaned the fact that his K Wah International seemed unable to win a land sale in its home market this year.
In their continued search for… Read More>>