Insto roundup: EPF and Khazanah’s contrast; Anbang remains in Beijing’s hands

Asset Owners

Staff Writers

Feb 20, 2019

China's financial regulator will run Anbang for another year; six Chinese provinces are failing to cover pension payments; Korea Post commits $200 million to distressed debt funds; EPF looks to add international investments but Khazanah is seeking to reduce them, and more.

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LGIAsuper has tapped the health trend and invested in fresh food production in North America via Equilibrium Capital Group’s newest fund.

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Malaysia's PNB appoints new CEO; Hong Kong's SFC moves office; Ping An Insurance adds third co-CEO; Principal Global Investors adds new head of North Asia institutional sales; JP Morgan AM names retail distribution head for Hong Kong; Sanne appoints business development heads in Asia; SC Capital hires head of investor relations.

Asset Owners

Jul 7, 2020

Joe Marsh

Norges Bank Investment Management has strong convictions on manager selection – and on Asia. In the first of a two-part series, AsianInvestor speaks to head of external strategies Erik Hilde.

Moves

3 days ago

Staff Writers

KIC reshuffles leadership team; BlackRock Alternative Advisors' Asia head exits; Denise Ying leaves Franklin Templeton's institutional team; Muzinich adds private debt duo in Singapore; Natixis IM names HK, Macau institutional head; Merian confirms departure of North Asia sales chief; Minority AM sets up in HK; and more.

Alternatives

Jul 3, 2020

Bee Lin Ang

The only cross-border flows into Hong Kong commercial property this year have come from China, while local investors have been buying more overseas real estate, amid the recent turmoil.

Asset Owners

Jul 3, 2020

Jolie Ho

The national security law looks set to forever change how the Asian financial centre functions, and not in a good way. Candour is set to diminish, and social tensions may rise.

Fund Managers

Jun 29, 2020

Jaycee Man

Investment experts for multiple asset classes reveal to AsianInvestor how asset owners can best shield their portfolios against likely market volatility.

Family Office

4 days ago

Jaycee Man

Events like the WeWork scandal and Uber's disappointing listing have clearly flagged the risks of piling into 'new economy' assets. Family offices in Asia seem to be taking note.

Asset Owners

Jul 7, 2020

Staff Reporters

GPIF suffers largest quarterly loss; Manulife makes first China industrial investment; NPS raises alternatives allocation; KIC eyes huge growth, partners with asset manager for alts fund; EPF to invest more overseas; pension funds launch sustainable investment data platform; Google and Temasek discuss investing up to $1b in Indonesian e-commerce firm, and more.

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Asset Owners

14 hours ago

Andrew Crooke

Insurers, pensions and other asset owners in Asia favour G3 bonds for tactical exposure but plan to avoid emerging market equities, finds AsianInvestor's quarterly survey.

Asset Owners

14 hours ago

Joe Marsh

Norway’s sovereign fund allocates 3.1% of its $1 trillion to China, up from 2% in 2016. Head of external strategies Erik Hilde explains how it invests there and in other emerging markets.

Moves

3 days ago

Staff Writers

KIC reshuffles leadership team; BlackRock Alternative Advisors' Asia head exits; Denise Ying leaves Franklin Templeton's institutional team; Muzinich adds private debt duo in Singapore; Natixis IM names HK, Macau institutional head; Merian confirms departure of North Asia sales chief; Minority AM sets up in HK; and more.

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Nobody can ignore the rapid evolution of China over recent decades. And as one of the first countries globally to try to return to ‘normal’ following the pandemic, there are opportunities for investors to capitalise on the evolving domestic markets.

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