Insto roundup: AustralianSuper, Future Fund mull private asset rises; GPIF’s new index benchmark system

Asset Owners

Staff Writers

Sep 16, 2019

AustralianSuper to more than double its private equity allocation; Korea's Mirae Asset set to acquire luxury hotel portfolio from Anbang of China; Japan's GPIF plans a new system for potential index benchmarks; Poba of Korea hires five funds for $250 million private debt mandate; Taiwan's financial regulator to raise capital cost of bond ETFs and more.

AUSTRALIA

The largest pension manager in Australia plans to more than double its allocation to private equity, using new offices in London and New York...

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Barings's ex-head of sovereigns joins ETF firm; HSBC Securities Services gets new client head; AQR pares Asia sales team; KKR appoints Asia-Pacific tech investment head; CGS-CIMB hires chief investment strategist; EFG poaches IAM team from UBS; First State names head of investment product research; HSBC GAM has management reshuffle and more.

Fund Managers

Apr 3, 2020

Joe Marsh

In a move that refocuses its product offering and institutional coverage, the US-based asset manager has pared its equity investment capabilities in Asia and the UK.

Moves

Apr 3, 2020

Staff Writers

Schroders names new chiefs for Asia Pacific, Japan; BlackRock loses Asia equities head, reshuffles team; Robeco quant equities specialist returns to Europe; two HK fund house execs banned; T. Rowe Price names Greater China client director, and more.

Moves

Apr 1, 2020

Joe Marsh

The institutional fund distribution platform is pressing ahead with its second Asian branch, despite uncertainty following months of protests and, more recently, the coronavirus.

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Mar 25, 2020

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Simple-to-use tools that can reduce business travel have long been available. The coronavirus is forcing us now to use them, and the climate could benefit.

Asset Owners

Mar 31, 2020

Hans Poulsen

The incoming president of the world’s largest pension fund will need to oversee a freer hand in foreign asset allocation and appoint a new CIO, with Hiromichi Mizuno leaving.

Asset Owners

Mar 27, 2020

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As markets continue to gyrate, some of the island's larger insurers have sought to take advantage while smaller players are struggling with weaker capital positions.

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Refinitiv

Insights from a new survey by AsianInvestor and Refinitiv suggest new technologies will revolutionise how portfolio management operates in Asia Pacific in the coming years.

Asset Owners

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Jolie Ho

A new set of rules from the CBIRC will enlarge the investor base for insurance asset management products. This could ramp up investor demand.

Asset Owners

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Jaycee Man

The Islamic insurers’ need to preserve liquidity could leave them well placed to buy equities, once Malaysia finally emerges from the coronavirus pandemic.

Asset Owners

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Richard Newell

As Asian family groups assess the damage done to their business ecosystems, there is a change occurring around what they invest in and how they do so.

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