AsianInvestor

Moves

3 days ago

Staff Writers

MSCI loses Asia research head; Energy Super appoints new CIO; China's former CSRC chairman under investigation; M&G names new investment director; UBS Wealth adds portfolio manager; AQR appoints sales VP and more.

Fund Managers

1 day ago

Staff Reporters

Initial indications from India's general election process indicate the NDA Alliance will gain a big majority in parliament. We get the latest reactions from fund houses and other experts.

Asset Owners

1 day ago

Joe Marsh

New research shows that sovereign wealth funds are investing more collaboratively and more into unlisted markets than ever, notably into healthcare and technology assets.

Alternatives

2 days ago

Hans Poulsen

Asia's growing economies are set to keep encouraging more global investment into the region's commercial real estate – if supply and new investment vehicles can keep up.

Alternatives

2 days ago

Hans Poulsen

Asia's growing economies are set to keep encouraging more global investment into the region's commercial real estate – if supply and new investment vehicles can keep up.

Asset Owners

1 day ago

Richard Newell

As environmental, social and governance investing grows across the region, asset owners are having to consider how truthful companies are being in their commitments.

Awards

2 days ago

The Editors

We reveal the winners and rationale for our final marquee awards: the Asia Fund House of the Year and the Asset Manager of the Year.

Asset Owners

3 days ago

Jolie Ho

AIA’s group CIO said at AsianInvestor’s Asian Investment Summit that there's now a “massive gravitational pull towards passive” since active managers aren't proactive enough.

Fund Managers

3 days ago

Joe Marsh

The US fund giant has hired the former China head of institutions of rival Janus Henderson as it works to build up its mainland business.

Asset Owners

4 days ago

Hans Poulsen

Managers should expect more frequent and detailed requirements from asset owners in order to attract capital, delegates heard at AsianInvestor’s Asian Investment Summit in Hong Kong.

Awards

4 days ago

The Editors

We reveal the standout winners in the second part of our marquee awards, including the top funds for alternative assets and the lead managers for an institutional product and strategy.

Partner Content

Partner Content

2 days ago

Staff Writers

Fund managers need to organise and interrogate data in a consistent manner if they are to spot alpha and satisfy institutional client and regulator needs, say industry experts.

Partner Content

May 6, 2019

HSBC Global Asset Management

The long-awaited inclusion of onshore China bonds in a global index is a tipping point for fixed income investing that may influence portfolios going forward.

Partner Content

May 8, 2019

Willis Towers Watson

Willis Towers Watson addresses common myths surrounding the outsourced chief investment officers model, to help asset owners better understand this alternative management approach to portfolio construction and implementation.

Partner Content

May 5, 2019

State Street Global Advisors

A policy U-turn by central banks bolstered bond markets in early 2019 but will key regional elections create some turbulence ahead? State Street Global Advisors’ Kheng-Siang Ng outlines how Asia’s markets are likely to react.

In-depth

Partner Content

Apr 2, 2019

Richard Morrow

Despite economic anxiety, it’s possible to identify pockets of outperformance, said Jupiter Asset Management’s multi-asset head.

Asset Owners

Mar 22, 2019

Richard Newell

In what could be an important test-case for ESG generally, the cry has gone up in the wake of the Christchurch terror attacks for collective investor engagement of social media companies.

Asset Owners

Mar 20, 2019

Jolie Ho

Chinese insurers are seen shoring up their capital adequacy levels and turning more prudent with their investments as a result of looming new changes to their solvency regime.

Alternatives

Mar 19, 2019

Hans Poulsen

South Korea's public pension fund, the world’s third-largest, posted a negative return last year. But it's not the whole story; there's an alternative(s) angle.

Events

Event Highlights

Apr 11, 2019

More than 150 decision-makers from leading insurance companies, public and corporate pension funds, trust banks, government entities will convene at the event to determine what the future is for global portfolios.

Galleries

Event Highlights

Apr 30, 2019

The Editors

Leading Korean asset owners convened for AsianInvestor's 13th annual Institutional Investment Forum in Seoul on April 10 for insight on investing into an uncertain future.

Event Highlights

Mar 28, 2019

The Editors

Leading lights from the world of insurance gathered for AsianInvestor's 6th annual conference in Hong Kong and its inaugural event in Singapore.

Event Highlights

Dec 13, 2018

The Editors

The best of Asia's institutional investors gathered in Singapore on December 5 for our annual awards for asset owners.

Magazine

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Event Highlights

Asset Owners

Mar 20, 2019

Jisu Song

There's a potential social and economic price to be paid for ESG, delegates heard at an AsianInvestor event, which otherwise underlined growing interest in environment, social and governance principles.

Asset Owners

Mar 19, 2019

Jaycee Man

Derivatives can help insurers manage credit and currency risks but more awareness and expertise is needed, delegates heard at our Insurance Investment Forum in Singapore.

Asset Owners

Mar 15, 2019

Jaycee Man

Asia Capital Re and IndiaFirst Life Insurance also join in to discuss their biggest challenges, despite the growing demand for external specialist expertise.

Asset Owners

Mar 13, 2019

Jolie Ho

BNP Paribas Cardif and Prudential were also among the insurers who shed light on their investment focus as well as hiring plans at AsianInvestor’s Insurance Investment Forum.

Webinar

Webcasts

Apr 8, 2019

Organizations in Asia Pacific are starting to spend more on cleaning up their data to maximize its value. Doing so is now critical as portfolios in the region are becoming more complex and diversified, which raises the risk of unintended exposures.

The data that organisations generate can offer unique intelligence to help them make better investment decisions. But it is only useful if it can be properly identified and managed within appropriate infrastructure. There are also costs associated with data management, so decisions need to be made over its storage and control.

Webcasts

Nov 8, 2018

Liquidity is generally absent when you need it most. And with liquidity risk becoming a bigger issue in bond markets, in particular since the 2008 crisis, institutional investors in the Asia-Pacific region believe lower market liquidity is a secular shift necessitating a new investment approach.

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