In today’s briefing:
- New China Life Sets up $1.4 Billion Fund for Property Investments
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New China Life Sets up $1.4 Billion Fund for Property Investments
- New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. will partner with a unit of China International Capital Corp. (CICC) to set up a $1.4 billion fund to invest in companies with real estate assets, as the state-owned insurer taps the property sector for long-term returns despite a market downturn.
- New China Life said it has reached an agreement with China Capital Investment Group (CCIG) to forge the private fund, in which the insurance company will provide 9.999 billion yuan ($1.4 billion) as the limited partner. CICG will be the general partner with 1-million-yuan investment and will manage the fund.
- The fund, with a term of eight years, will focus on direct and indirect investment in companies holding property projects in their long-term portfolios, according to New China Life.