Southeast Asia pensions to lead new mandate issuances

Pension funds accounted for the highest percentage of institutional addressable assets in Southeast Asia last year and are set to continue leading the way for new external mandate issuances from the region in 2021. As they do so, they are particularly likely to seek external fund managers for key investment mandates into niche areas such as environmental, social and governance (ESG) mandates, alternative assets and overseas investing, say investment consultants. Shannen Wong, se…