Photos: Institutional Excellence Awards

Jan 11, 2018

We honour the outstanding institutions in the region at a dinner in Singapore.

Representatives of leading institutional investors from across the region gathered in Singapore last month for AsianInvestor's annual Institutional Excellence Awards dinner.

The event acknowledged outstanding achievements by country and across a wide range of categories and proficiencies. Further awards were announced on the night.

We present a gallery of photographs from the awards.

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Tokio Marine appoints new CEO for Asia region; Ben Rudd made CEO of Prudential Wealth Management; HKEX hires from Prudential; Samsung SRA appoints former KIC infra head as CEO; HSBC Asset Management appoints senior vice president; Morningstar names head of manager research for Europe and Asia; PGIM adds ESG lead for Europe and Asia; Apex Group adds Singapore managing director; and more.

Fund Managers

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Twinkle Zhou Natalie Koh

Asia continues to lag other regions for integrating ESG principles with investing; better data and stronger regulatory requirements will help institutional investors, market observers say.

Asset Owners

Jan 14, 2022

Staff Reporters

China Life names Yuan Changqing as acting chairman; Future Super hires operations chief; China Life Franklin Asset Management CIO and deputy CEO leave; Willis Towers Watson has hired Kameswara Natakusumah as head of Indonesia; Prudential hires ex-Apac CEO for Allianz George David Sartorel as a non-executive director; Manulife IM hires into multi-asset solutions team in Asia; PineBridge Investments hires from BNY Mellon IM; and more.

Fund Managers

Jan 12, 2022

Natalie Koh

Companies in major indices across developed markets will be expected to issue climate-related disclosures and have a third of their boards comprise women by 2023.

Alternatives

2 days ago

Hugo Cox

Despite Evergrande's woes, Allianz is still bullish on Chinese property and infrastructure, although it has slowed down its investment process.

Asset Owners

Jan 10, 2022

Staff Reporters

The chair of China Life Insurance is under investigation for "serious violations of discipline and law"; Korea's National Pension Service was found to have been passive with efforts to mitigate climate change; Singapore's NTUC Income plans to spin off insurance business to new company; Temasek leads $300 million funding round alongside Qatar's SWF for Carsome Group; and more.

Family Offices

Jan 6, 2022

Natalie Koh

Digital asset regulation is an ever-evolving area, but there are clues that give away the direction that regulators are taking.

Fund Managers

Jan 12, 2022

Shusi He

The city’s role as a regional financial hub is further at risk in the latest move to ban international arrivals from several G7 economies.

Asset Owners

3 days ago

Lucas Cacioli

Case studies featuring global institutional investors’ best practices for setting climate action plans aim to encourage more to follow in their footsteps.

Asset Owners

Jan 12, 2022

Sara Velezmoro

Asset owners can boost returns through alternative allocation, the head of alternatives at the Brunei Investment Agency says, as she takes on an expanded role.

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Asset Owners

1 day ago

Lucas Cacioli

As a pioneer in the Australian super space, CSC continues to focus on core objectives while taking calculated risks in an uncertain macro-economic environment.

Awards

1 day ago

The Editors

The Asset Management Awards seek to recognise outstanding achievements among Asia Pacific-based fund and asset managers. Entries are open from now until March 4, 6pm HKT.

Fund Managers

1 day ago

Han Shih Toh

Some have accused Sri Lanka of falling into China’s “debt trap", but the South Asian nation refuses to put all of its eggs in China’s basket.

Asset Owners

2 days ago

Natalie Koh

Hong Kong’s Mandatory Provident Fund recorded investment losses for 2021 as local and mainland Chinese equities underperformed, but experts eye other headwinds for the coming year.

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