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Muzinich hires Alexis Ng; NPS investment strategy head resigns; H2O AM opens first Asia office; Citi Private Bank appoints India business duo; SGG names Asia leadership, and more.

NZ Super steals Future Fund's top investment strategist for CIO; Franklin Templeton grabs portfolio duo from Fullerton; Manulife gets strategy officer from Metlife; UBS AM names China head; Allfunds hires investment solutions head, Aprea gains new chief, and more.

The ministry is set to issue a request for proposal for an outsourced chief investment officer solution to its pension assets. It could be followed by others, say several sources.

Concerns have been rising that Asia Pacific real estate prices are peaking. We asked three experienced investors which areas are particularly vulnerable.

The Japanese pension giant is considering raising its allocation to alternative assets from 0.2% to about 3% in three years, a senior investment official has told AsianInvestor.