Sovereign wealth funds from the oil-rich Middle East have doubled their investment in central London property from six percent in the period 2000-2007 to 12 percent in 2008-2011, property consultants CBRE said.
Increasing interest from regional SWFs and Asia’s cash-positive pension funds in London-based real estate is expected to remain high but could depress yields at the very prime end of the market, the firm warned………………………………………..Full Article: Source