Insto roundup: GPIF, EBRD team up; CPIC mulls Swiss Re stake
China SOEs eye Saudi Aramco stake; China Pacific Insurance and Swiss Re mull deal; GPIF, EBRD strike sustainability partnership; Temasek shuffles top execs; GIC adds China, Australia property; US bill introduced to block federal pension fund's China investment, and more.
The recent departures include those of three segment chiefs for Asia-Pacific: the chairman for alternatives and heads of index strategy and of client relationships for factor strategies.
The Hong Kong fund house has laid off senior executives, including its Southeast Asia head and managing director for alternative products, as it moves to rationalise its business further.
Continuity in asset allocation and investment strategy is widely expected at the world’s largest pension fund as it replaces Hiromichi Mizuno with an experienced banker.
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.
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.
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.
The institutional fund distribution platform is pressing ahead with its second Asian branch, despite uncertainty following months of protests and, more recently, the coronavirus.
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.
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As its institutional asset base in Asia grows, the Scottish fund house has located a dealing duo in the region after launching an onshore China business late last year.
Asset owners will come under increasing scrutiny over how they factor ESG into their investment plans. They should get them in place now, and speak to peers over how to do so.
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We reveal the reasons why Australia's TCorp stood out for governance and how Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation impressed for its innovative investment approach.
Value Partners names sole COO as Hepper retires; Schroders appoints deputy Singapore chief; CSOP replaces quant investment head; MAS creates new data department, names head; FWD employs consultant in Singapore; KKR adds private equity MD in Japan, and more.
Thailand's leading state pension fund is seeking to boost returns through more diverse investing and partners, as it prepares for an upsurge in retirees.
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.
