Insto roundup: GPIF's CIO gets six-month extension; Temasek's unicorn hunt

Asset Owners

Staff Writers

Oct 4, 2019

Aussie bank Westpac could sell life insurer division; NCSSF of China gets more state shares; NZ Super chief executive bemoans government venture fund being included in its assets; GPIF Hiromichi Mizuno has contract extended six months; Korea's NPS invites bids for risk aggregation services; Singapore's Temasek looks to invest into unicorns, and more.

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Australian bank Westpac is planning to offload its life insurance operations after the bank received interest from potential suitors. Two sources familiar with...

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Eastspring sees no job cuts from Thanachart Fund acquisition; Hines appoints chief investment officers; Amundi makes two new appointments; MSCI appoints an Asia Pacific head of indexes; KKR expands its global impact team; Standard Chartered appoints regional private bank head; Julius Baer poaches employee from HSBC Private Bank.

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4 days ago

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Legg Mason reveals new Apac head; First State Super appoints deputy head; Axa IM promotes active fixed income head for Europe/Asia; Singapore PE firm Everstone poaches new Mumbai chief; former Anbang investment director joins crypto platform; Carlyle names new Korea investment head, and more.

Asset Owners

Oct 8, 2019

Jaycee Man

Asian life insurers are more cautious than global peers about economic risks, according to a new survey. Some, including AIA and FWD, are seeking to diversify their risks in response.

Asset Owners

Oct 2, 2019

Jaycee Man

Paul Carrett says he supports the use of derivatives to hedge risks and execute promptly and hopes the new RBC regime doesn’t limit the investment opportunities available to insurers.

Asset Owners

3 days ago

Joe Marsh

The US state pension fund has made the decision as part of a review of its asset manager relationships with an eye on simplification, cost-efficiency and greater excess return.

Asset Owners

Oct 2, 2019

Jolie Ho

It has yet to pick its external managers, let alone fulfil its QDII quota, AsianInvestor’s Institutional Investment Forum China heard. 'Why?' is a question with broader ramifications.

Asset Owners

Oct 9, 2019

Joe Marsh

In the case of AustralianSuper, an $112 billion retirement fund, strong inflows are adding to the pressure to accelerate investment team growth.

Asset Owners

Oct 10, 2019

Jaycee Man

How does Muang Thai Life engage with external managers? A keynote interview at AsianInvestor’s third Institutional Investment Forum Thailand reveals all.

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Alternatives

1 day ago

Hans Poulsen

The move is part of an asset owner partnership strategy to help Poba increase its direct investments, and it offers the pension fund a good strategic overlap.

Asset Owners

1 day ago

Staff Writers

State funds conduct major M&A in Q3; First State Super signs equities partnership with HSBC GAM; Foreign asset owners raise China bond stakes; GPIF partners African Development Bank on ESG; NPS slammed for sin stock splurge; South Korea delays capital rules boost on insurers; Kyobo Life to invest third of AUM offshore, and more.

Asset Owners

2 days ago

Jaycee Man

Panellists of AsianInvestor’s third Institutional Investment Forum Thailand tell delegates why they shun big-ticket investments in the so-called ‘unicorns’.

Asset Owners

3 days ago

Joe Marsh

The US state pension fund has made the decision as part of a review of its asset manager relationships with an eye on simplification, cost-efficiency and greater excess return.

Insto roundup: GPIF's CIO gets six-month extension; Temasek's unicorn hunt

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