Insto roundup: SFERS invests in Asia alts; AMP’s new CEO

The multilateral development bank could ape some prominent asset owners to encourage much-needed infrastructure investment in India. Is it the start of a broader Asian trend?

Hong Kong's MPF to get e-platform by 2022; Japanese insurers seek to raise foreign bond allocations; Korea Post units plan real estate and private debt investments; the Malaysian government promises to honour public pension holdings in 1MDB debt; GIC and Grandjoy selected for Chinese Reit pilot programme and more.

A study on asset owners' commitment to responsible investing ranked five Asia Pacific institutions highly but also found the gap between the best and the rest to be very large.

Asset owners looking to diversify assets are increasingly eyeing opportunities in agriculture, with its relatively predictable returns. Interested parties include major sovereign wealth funds.