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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.