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.

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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...

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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

May 19, 2020

Joe Marsh

The US multi-affiliate firm, formerly Old Mutual Asset Management, is closing its Hong Kong umbrella sales office as part of a change in strategy amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

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.

Asset Owners

May 18, 2020

Joe Marsh

Washington's growing opposition to US investment into Chinese assets is affecting asset owners and has wider implications too, note market experts.

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.

Alternatives

4 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.

Partner Content

May 5, 2020

Schroders

Looking for lessons in the past can be valuable, but Covid-19 poses a unique challenge for the financial system. Schroders looks at the ways private assets will (or won’t) be affected.

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Alternatives

8 hours ago

Joe Marsh

The pandemic looks may have led to greater use of remote capital-raising but might it also encourage investors to establish more overseas offices?

Asset Owners

14 hours ago

Richard Morrow

Asset owners could evolve their usage of index funds and ETFs by turning to more environmental, social and governance plus fixed-income vehicles, say experts.

Asset Owners

16 hours ago

Jolie Ho

The national security law will tarnish the territory's financial credentials, but financial firms keen to expand in China are expected to maintain their presence in Hong Kong.

Asset Owners

1 day ago

Hugo Cox

Investors in the region are looking to buy more logistics assets despite rising valuations, as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to push more people to buy goods via e-commerce.

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