DWS is signaling its growth aspirations in Asia with the appointment of Matthias Naumann as chief investment officer of Asia Pacific real estate, marking the first time the German investment manager has stationed a dedicated real estate CIO in the… Read More>>
Speaker Bio: George Anastasiou of DWS MTD TV Productions
George Anastasiou is responsible for the DWS direct real estate business in Australia including all Transactions, Development and Asset Management Initiatives. George joined DWS in 2022 and currently has over 17 years of industry experience sourcing and managing real estate… Read More>>
Central Tokyo Office Vacancy Dips to 3-Year Low of 5.4% as Rent Hikes Continue
The average office vacancy rate in Tokyo’s central five wards eased to 5.4 percent in March from 6.2 percent six months earlier, dropping below 6 percent for the first time in three years, according to DWS.
Average vacancy for newly… Read More>>
Panel: Logistics Investment in Australia MTD TV APAC Logistics Forum 2024
With some of the lowest vacancy and highest rental growth rates in the world, investment yields have been expanding in Australia’s logistics market, presenting a compelling opportunity for global investors. According to Cushman & Wakefield, A$45 billion ($29 billion) of… Read More>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2024-04-15
New leadership for a top investment bank’s Korea business leads this week’s collection of real estate headlines from around Asia Pacific, with DWS also making the list with an Aussie upgrade. Back in the US, Lone Star names a new… Read More>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2023-12-11
A new head of real estate at one of Canada’s largest pension fund managers leads Mingtiandi’s round of industry personnel moves from around the region this week as the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan reorganises its management. Also making the list… 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>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2023-08-14
New leadership for Australian developer and fund manager Lendlease’s SGX-listed real estate investment trust leads this week’s collection of personnel updates around Asia, with top level moves at US fund manager AEW and the asset management affiliate of Germany’s Deutsche… Read More>>
DWS Promotes Leiting Deng to Lead Singapore Real Estate as Phil Kook Takes On Korea
DWS continues to bolster its Asia Pacific team, announcing the promotion of two executives to lead the firm’s real estate platforms in Singapore and South Korea.
The German fund manager has elevated portfolio manager Leiting Deng to serve as head… Read More>>
Ex-DWS CEO Joins Germany’s Patrizia as Founder Steps Back
Faced with a 76 percent drop in pre-tax earnings last year, Patrizia founder Wolfgang Egger has brought in some outside expertise with the German fund manager announcing this week that it has hired former DWS CEO Asoka Wöhrmann as chief… Read More>>