Investing in Asian Real Assets with APREA

In this episode, journalist Mark Cooper speaks with Justina Chiu, the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of Fortune REIT.  Justina shares her career journey as she joined Fortune REIT, the first REIT to hold Hong Kong assets, when it was listed in Singapore right after SARs in 2003.  She also shares how her all-rounded experiences from different roles within the company laid the foundation for her in leading the REIT. 

Operating 3 million square feet of private housing estate retail properties, Justina highlights Fortune Malls’ commitment in serving the neighborhood community and showcases various initiatives in driving a business that can thrive and be sustainable for a long term.  

Fortune REIT holds 16 neighborhood malls in Hong Kong and is currently listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange as one of the most actively traded REITs.

Welcome to the APREA Podcast: Investing In Asian Real Estate Assets. The theme of this series is “Resurgence of REITs in Asia Pacific”, featuring REITs’ CEOs highlighting markets’ opportunities, strategies, and their professional journey. This series is proudly brought to you by Link Asset Management Limited.

In this episode, journalist Mark Cooper speaks with Vinod Rohira who is the Chief Executive Officer of Mindspace Business Parks REIT, one of the largest Grade-A office portfolios in India. Here, Vinod speaks about challenges of floating and operating an office REIT during the pandemic, and how he has dealt with multiple stakeholders in this challenging time. 

Given Mindspace’s commitment to sustainability; Vinod also shares what are the particular challenges of trying to develop and manage realty assets’ sustainably in India, and what changes Vinod would like to see to the India REIT code, in order for the sector to thrive.

In this episode, journalist Mark Cooper speaks with Yoshiyuki Miura who is the president of GLP Japan Advisors, the external manager for GLP J- REIT, which owns 83 modern logistics facilities across Japan. Miura san starts his interview by sharing with us what were the biggest challenges of moving into the REIT sector for him personally, and how was GLP J-REIT affected by the pandemic.

Miura san shares about sustainability initiatives GLP J-REIT has, and explains how involved is GLP J-REIT in tech and what tech developments does he expect in the future. Miura san concludes with his thoughts on institutional demand for logistics real estate, Japanese REIT code, IPOs, and outbound capital. 

Welcome to the APREA Podcast: Investing In Asian Real Estate Assets. The theme of this series is “Resurgence of REITs in Asia Pacific”, featuring REITs’ CEOs highlighting market trends, their business strategies, and their own professional journey. This series is proudly brought to you by Link Asset Management Limited. 

In this episode, journalist Mark Cooper speaks with Darren Steinberg who is the CEO of Dexus. Darren has over thirty years' experience in the property and funds management industry with an extensive background in office, industrial and retail property investment, and development. 

In this episode, Darren shares how his leadership style evolved, and what he has he learned along the way. As Dexus is one of the most highly rated companies globally for ESG, Darren talks what you need to do to get you to the top spot. He also talks about how the pandemic will change Australian real estate in the long term.

Welcome to the APREA Podcast: Investing In Asian Real Assets. The theme of this series is “Resurgence of REITs in Asia Pacific”, featuring REITs CEOs highlighting markets’ opportunities, strategies, and their professional journey. This series is proudly brought to you by Link Asset Management Limited.

In this episode, journalist Mark Cooper speaks with George Hongchoy, the CEO of LINK REIT. George rose through the ranks from a professional banker to become the CEO of one of the world’s largest retail REITs in terms of market capitalisation. George shares his insights on the Asian REIT market and how he has been able to take the business from strength to strength even during such challenging times. George also reveals his commitment to education and his philosophy on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Listed in 2005 as the first REIT in Hong Kong, Link has been 100% held by public and institutional investors and is a Hang Seng Index constituent stock. From its home in Hong Kong, Link manages a diversified portfolio including retail facilities, car parks and offices spanning Hong Kong, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenzhen, London and Sydney.

Welcome to the APREA Podcast. In this episode journalist Mark Cooper speaks with Bernie Devine who is the Regional Director for Asia Pacific of Yardi, about his 30+ years’ experience dedicated to real estate and technology. Bernie talks us through his journey towards his current role and how he became involved in real estate tech. Bernie give us his thoughts on how many of the changes of the past year does he expect to become permanent, and where is the real estate industry in terms of its understanding and use of technology. The episode concludes with Bernie's vision on which technologies will change real estate the most over the next decade. 

Welcome to the APREA Podcast Series. This episode finds us in conversation with Mohit Malhotra, who is a Managing Director and CEO of Godrej Properties Limited. Journalist Mark Cooper speaks with Mohit about his career path and what brought on the change of switching to real estate. Mohit gives us a hint on his mentors and business idols that he seeks to emulate. Mohit will also share how the company has grown rapidly under his leadership and what factors have driven this growth. Towards the end, Mohit shares more about Godrej’s deep commitment to sustainability and ambitions for the company’s longer term future. 

Welcome to the APREA Podcast Series. This episode finds us in conversation with Ms. Renu Sud Karnad, who is a Managing Director at Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited. Journalist Mark Cooper explores Ms. Renu’s career path with HDFC, and how HDFC is transforming housing industry in India. Ms. Renu shares what needs to be done to provide housing finance to a wider section of the Indian population and what is HDFC doing to assist. As a “Technology Evangelist”, Ms. Renu reflects on how technology is advancing HDFC’s business. Last but not least, Ms. Renu discloses her best piece of career advice, and details about her dream trip.

APREAポッドキャストにようこそ。今回は、森ビルの取締役副社長執行役員、森浩生氏をお迎えし、日本不動産研究所の企画部 副部長、山下誠之氏による、新春インタビューをお届けします。森副社長の人となりを伺いつつ、森ビルの都市づくりについて、その現状と展望、今後の抱負などについて語っていただきました。また、ポスト・コロナのニューノーマルへの時代に向けた課題なども伺いました。日本の働き方改革、業界の若い人々への貴重なアドバイスなども含まれております。

Welcome to the APREA Podcast Series. This episode finds us in conversation with Ms. Pushpa Bector, Executive Director of DLF Retail. Journalist Mark Cooper speaks with Pushpa about her beginnings in the retail sector, and how much has her typical working day changed since the COVID-19 epidemic. Pushpa will share with us mentors who have influenced her and share advice to female executives starting out in the Indian real estate business. Pushpa will also give her comments on how have DLF’s malls evolved in the past couple of years, what have been the biggest changes, and what are her ambitions for DLF Retail.