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Korea Post’s savings division plans alternatives push
The $52 billion arm of Korea Post, traditionally a conservative investor, needs to add risk to its portfolio as local bond markets lose their appeal.
By Dr Insup Lee | 20 July 2011
Asset Owners
Taiwan's BLI issues $600 million global equity RFP
Taiwan's Bureau of Labor Insurance issues its largest ever batch of global equity mandates, which will boost its overseas equity investments by almost a third.
By Leanne Wang | 19 July 2011
Asset Owners
Li Keping leaves China's NCSSF to join CIC as CIO
China Investment Corporation has appointed Li Keping, former vice-chairman of the National Council for Social Security Fund, to oversee its $332 billion in assets.
By Leanne Wang | 15 July 2011
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Asian public pensions still averse to hedge funds
Meanwhile, the average allocation to hedge funds by public pension schemes globally continues to rise, according to Preqin.
By Yvonne Chan | 14 July 2011
Asset Owners
Japan’s GPIF unveils fund manager winners and losers
BlackRock, Morgan Stanley, Northern Trust and Sumitomo Trust & Banking all saw big drops in the assets they manage for the $1.46 trillion Government Pension Investment Fund in ...
By Joe Marsh | 13 July 2011
Asset Owners
Pension funds call for AM engagement, human judgment
Of 35 innovations widely adopted since 2002, just five delivered value, a global study finds. Pension plans and asset managers discuss the lessons to be learned.
By Leigh Powell | 11 July 2011
Asset Owners
Korea military fund to boost overseas exposure
The Military Mutual Aid Association is shifting to emerging-market equities as it diversifies away from heavy positions in real estate.
By Dr Insup Lee | 8 July 2011
Asset Owners
Who’s in Asia ex-Japan’s $15.6 trillion club?
Capital growth reshapes AsianInvestor’s annual ranking of the region’s biggest institutional investors by asset size.
By The Editors | 28 June 2011
Asset Owners
AIA Thailand hires deputy CIO from Manulife AM
Sukkawat Prasurtying switches insurance groups, replacing Narongsak Plodmechai as deputy chief investment officer at AIA.
By Joe Marsh | 27 June 2011
Asset Owners
Cashed-up Asian investors boosting inflows into Europe
Asia's Ucits appetite is spurring new launches by domestic and European managers, says BNY Mellon.
By Yvonne Chan | 27 June 2011
Asset Owners
What’s happened to Hong Kong’s biggest investment mandate?
The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority now says it will seek a new consultant bid and is starting to look for a custodian and fund managers.
By Jame DiBiasio | 24 June 2011
Asset Owners
Asian institutions outsourcing more asset management
Greenwich Associates highlights an increase in Asia in the use of external managers and outlines institutional investor expectations on asset allocation and manager hiring.
By Joe Marsh | 22 June 2011
Asset Owners
Taiwan’s PSPF awards $1 billion in equity mandates
The Public Service Pension Fund has handed out three $200 million global equity portfolios and a pair of $200 million emerging-market equity mandates.
By Joe Marsh | 17 June 2011
Asset Owners
Why Indonesia’s sovereign debt is a better bet than Ireland’s
What happens when a senior ratings officer, an institutional investor and a debt market research specialist share a stage? They talk about Asian sovereign bonds.
By Leigh Powell | 17 June 2011
Asset Owners
KIC invests up to $900 million in ‘active’ index strategies
The sovereign wealth fund has selected three FTSE developed non-market-cap-weighted strategies to diversify its public markets investments. If it works, it says it will invest ...
By Leigh Powell | 15 June 2011
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