CPPIB sees Covid-19 bolstering Asia tech-linked assets
The Canadian pension plan is prioritising the health of its staff and portfolio companies while eyeing technology investment opportunities, its Asia Pacific head tells AsianInvestor.
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Korea’s life insurers to bear the weight of new rules
Life insurers in Korea are having to weigh how best to prepare for incoming new capital rules and accounting standards that could affect their asset portfolios.
Market views: Does Asian high yield offer opportunity?
With spreads on Asian junk bonds having widened sharply, are they a good bet, despite widespread concern over expected corporate defaults in the coming months?
Insurance-linked assets divide Japan’s corporate pensions
While some have divested, others have put their faith in securitised products that shift the risk to the capital markets.
Japan’s corporate pensions plot investment shifts
Despite a tumultuous start to 2020 and difficulties created by the coronavirus pandemic, investment managers are trying to settle on their strategies for the year.
Covid-19 set to hit Japan DC pensions especially hard
The country's defined contribution plans could weather market storms better if they had a wider choice of alternative assets and a stronger focus on rebalancing, say industry experts.
