...Key risks for Investment in India * On the quality parameter of properties, India was lacking across major estate types. * Do not have financially strong infrastructure for building new properties and supporting new investments * Political risk in involved in Indian investments as it is difficult to come to any decision in the coalition government and sometimes it leads to much delay in the projects. * On Foreign exchange currency risk, Indian currency is more volatile and thus devaluation can lead to greater loses. * Indian Bond markets are not fully developed. * Investments in property and Infrastructure sectors are less risky than as compared to other sectors. * There are restrictions on investments in Kashmir, as it is military affected area. * Risk due to terrorism can decrease investor’s confidence. Similarly Maoists activities are and obstacles for investments certain regions of India. * There is legislation risk involved in India. As it has been the case with Vodafone deal where Indian government came with retrospective tax proposal to dole out tax from Vodafone deal. * Monetary policies keep on changing in India on regular basis. Key risks for Investments in China * Like India, estate types(across all major), China lacks on quality aspect of properties. * China is riskier on political aspect. Communist government policies fears a bigger threat for Investment in China and all the types of protests are simply tackled and...
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...Cadim: The China and India Real Estate Market Entry Decisions I. INTRODUCTION Cadim is a real estate division of Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (Caisse), Canada’s largest pension fund management firm. Caisse is the largest institutional investor in Canada, overseeing more than $245 billion in assets and carrying out more than $12 billion in transactions daily. Cadim is one of Caisse’s three real estate divisions comprising around 6.23% of Caisses portfolio ($15.3 billion). Cadim focuses on residential and hotel markets, while the other two real estate arms focus primarily on shopping malls and business. Currently Richard Dansereau, Cadim’s Chief Operating Officer is in the process of deciding whether or not to move in to the India and China real estate markets. This case study will review the key issues, the general environment of India and China, Cadim SWOT, alternatives to moving into India and China and will conclude with our recommended course of action. II. KEY ISSUES Richard Dansereau, Cadim’s Chief Operating Officer has been tasked with making the final decision whether to enter real estate markets in India and China. Cadim has been forced to look toward external markets due to the average risk- adjusted return of real estate in their current markers, North America, averaging considerably below Cadim’s internal required return rate...
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