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Aberdeen Standard Investments has appointed Min Chow Sai as head of investment research – real estate, Asia-Pacific. 

Based in Singapore, he will lead ASI’s real estate research across the region and provide investment insight and analysis for its global and regional portfolios.

The appointment follows ASI’s expansion of its direct real estate business in Asia Pacific this year, having completed the acquisition of Orion Partners in February and established a joint venture with Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank in June to invest in residential real estate in Japan and other mature markets across the region.

Min Chow Sai reports to Andrew Allen, London-based global head of investment research, real estate. Prior to joining ASI, he worked at Nomura Securities in Singapore for more than a decade, most recently as executive director responsible for Singapore and regional listed real estate investment research. Previously he had various real estate securities research roles at Lehman and BNP Paribas.

“Real estate is gaining more and more traction from international investors in the current low yield world, thanks to the asset class’ track record of delivering robust risk-adjusted returns and enhancing portfolio diversification,” Allen said.