Insto roundup: Pension funds suspend India deals; BLF delays ESG mandate

Asset Owners

Staff Writers

May 18, 2020

Australian and Canadian pension funds suspend India deals; Insurers well capitalised for Covid-19 hit; Australia's CBA to sell 55% of Colonial First state to KKR; Chinese insurer solvency rates set to fall; Japan Post Bank seeks offshore CLOs; GIC in lawsuit over pullout from US travel group purchase; Taiwan's BLF postpones ESG bond mandate and more.

GLOBAL

Insurers are well capitalised to absorb the hit from rising claims and costs related to the Covid-19 pandemic, rating agency AM Best said, citing...

0 0 0 0

Ashley Alder reappointed as head of Hong Kong's SFC; Savills IM hires new senior executive for pan-Asia investments; T. Rowe Price appoints new head of Australia, New Zealand distribution; HSBC Private Banking names new head of products, investments; NN Investment Partners hires EM debt head; SC Lowy adds Europe head and more.

Alternatives

May 15, 2020

Bee Lin Ang

Travel lockdowns have severely impacted the investors' ability to keep adding to their historical interest, especially in overseas alternative assets.

Asset Owners

May 13, 2020

Jolie Ho

China has scrapped the quota of its two leading inbound investment programmes, but the move appears unlikely to give its onshore capital markets a shot in the arm.

Alternatives

May 13, 2020

Jaycee Man Joe Marsh

Limited partners have cut back on private equity investments as they focus on monitoring their portfolios. And they are taking a more careful and rigorous approach to fund managers.

Just Published

Fund Managers

3 days ago

Jolie Ho

Hong Kong’s mandatory provident fund trustees are facing a backlash for receiving high fee incomes despite offering poor returns and could see pressure to allow withdrawals.

Alternatives

3 days ago

Jaycee Man

Some private equity firms could struggle to get money for China-focused funds amid rising Sino-US tensions and after a private equity-backed mainland company admitted to fraud.

Moves

3 days ago

Staff Writers

Ashley Alder reappointed as head of Hong Kong's SFC; Savills IM hires new senior executive for pan-Asia investments; T. Rowe Price appoints new head of Australia, New Zealand distribution; HSBC Private Banking names new head of products, investments; NN Investment Partners hires EM debt head; SC Lowy adds Europe head and more.

Fund Managers

3 days ago

Joe Marsh

The emerging markets fund manager has reduced headcount and handed back its licences in Hong Kong in the face of economic uncertainty. But it retains a research function in the city.

Follow Us

Most Read

Fidelity’s Asia bond head exits, sparking funds review

Weekly roundup of people news, May 15

HSBC Life CEO talks China investing plans, post JV acquisition

BrightSphere shuts Hong Kong branch as assets plunge

Market Views: Where distress may arise in Asia

Why the Covid-19 crisis is different for private assets

Weekly roundup of people news, May 22

Covid-19 pushing Korean pensions into local assets

QFII, RQFII quota removal unlikely to trigger big inflows

PE investors take tougher line with GPs amid Covid-19

Related Articles

How asset owners are tending to their ESG approaches

Asia's premier asset owners: NZ Super and AIA

Data Centre: Asian asset owners’ ESG embrace

Asia’s best asset owners: TCorp and CSC’s capabilities shine

Just Published

MPF managers under fire for fees amid Covid-19 rout

GPs challenged by Luckin fallout, US-China tensions

Weekly roundup of people news, May 22

Covid-19 leads East Capital to shrink Asia staff