Key Takeaways
- • The Dutch insurer a.s.r. real assets has made its first Asia-Pacific fund commitments, backing three core and core-plus managers, according to PERE.
- • The commitments extend a.s.r.'s real estate exposure beyond Europe, into the APAC region.
- • a.s.r. real assets investment partners manages more than €10 billion across more than 50 real estate funds, per its press release.
- • The alliance with RCLCO Fund Advisors (RFA) covers Asia-Pacific and aims to put institutional investors' long-term interests first.
Summary
According to PERE, Dutch insurer a.s.r. real assets has made its first commitments to Asia-Pacific real estate funds, backing three core and core-plus managers as it further expands its real estate exposure outside of Europe. The article does not name the managers or disclose commitment sizes in the portion available to this summary, as full detail sits behind PERE's subscription paywall.
The move follows a.s.r.'s broader push into global real assets. a.s.r. real assets investment partners, the asset management arm of the insurer, manages more than €10 billion across more than 50 real estate funds, according to its own press release. The firm describes itself as developing liveable neighbourhoods, investing in real assets for investors worldwide, and managing tailor-made portfolios through separate accounts.
The APAC push is also tied to a strategic partnership with RCLCO Fund Advisors (RFA), which the two firms announced as a global real estate investment alliance. Both firms say they share a commitment to placing institutional investors' long-term interests first, grounded in local market knowledge in Asia-Pacific. a.s.r. real assets has also joined the Global Real Estate Engagement Network (GREEN) as a participant.
The commitments reflect a core and core-plus strategy, favouring lower-risk, income-oriented real estate exposure, which is consistent with the risk profile typically sought by insurance-company balance sheets.
The move follows a.s.r.'s broader push into global real assets. a.s.r. real assets investment partners, the asset management arm of the insurer, manages more than €10 billion across more than 50 real estate funds, according to its own press release. The firm describes itself as developing liveable neighbourhoods, investing in real assets for investors worldwide, and managing tailor-made portfolios through separate accounts.
The APAC push is also tied to a strategic partnership with RCLCO Fund Advisors (RFA), which the two firms announced as a global real estate investment alliance. Both firms say they share a commitment to placing institutional investors' long-term interests first, grounded in local market knowledge in Asia-Pacific. a.s.r. real assets has also joined the Global Real Estate Engagement Network (GREEN) as a participant.
The commitments reflect a core and core-plus strategy, favouring lower-risk, income-oriented real estate exposure, which is consistent with the risk profile typically sought by insurance-company balance sheets.
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