Asian local bonds get bad rap from Western investors

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.

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.

With so much money piling into unlisted debt, attention is now turning towards what might happen when the credit cycle turns, and what investors can do to tackle liquidity challenges.

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.