ICBC-Axa goes off alt debt, eyes overseas allocation

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 world's biggest asset manager will see the executive depart, as its actively managed offshore fund assets shrank this year in Taiwan, even as its local ETF business is thriving.

Former StanChart China PB head acquitted of bribery charge; Cambridge Associates' Asia head to exit; DBS PB makes Mid East push; Aviva Investors expands EM team, and more.

The domestic portfolio will be split among six managers and issued early next year now that valuations are below their historical averages. Timings will be dictated by global conditions.

The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan aims to add illiquid assets in Asia. CIO Jeff Wendling explains how – and why the fund likes to work with local GPs in the region.