For the insurer, a liability-driven investment model is the non-negotiable key to navigating everything from AI hype to the unwinding of Japan's central bank holdings.
Asset Owners
Indonesian sovereign wealth fund Danantara lodges $1 billion bid for land near Mecca's Grand Mosque; Kazakhstan plans a $500m-1bn crypto reserve fund; Future Fund and QIC become full owners of clean energy developer Tilt; and more.
With petroleum inflows nearing zero, Timor-Leste’s $18.7bn fund pivots to investment returns and regional diversification to sustain its future.
Cathay Securities Investment Trust is poised to become Taiwan’s largest asset manager as it takes on over NT$7 trillion in investment mandates from Cathay Life.
The insurer, which identified significant potential in the region's less mature but rapidly developing market, is constructing a local portfolio tailored to its balance sheet needs.
As impact investing goes from niche to mainstream, the region's family offices are positioned as ideal engines to power this transition and tackle the negative image trap holding back innovation thanks to their patient capital and local expertise.
Korea’s private equity industry is entering its next growth phase as governance reforms, succession transitions and global expansion reshape investment strategies.
Asset owners in APAC reported a 100 basis point drop in target allocations to real estate in 2025, marking the steepest decline among their global peers.
Insurers across Asia-Pacific are signaling a strong push into private markets over the next 12–24 months.
Softlogic Life’s acquisition of Allianz Life accelerates its push into investment-linked insurance, powered by tech, AI and inclusive partnerships.
Malaysia's national reinsurer is positioning for reinvestment risk and liquidity challenges while finding opportunities in domestic credit markets, as conservative fiscal policies and stable fundamentals provide a counterweight to global uncertainty.
The Hong Kong-based firm structures its impact portfolio with two-thirds in traditional private equity-style investments and the remainder in subsidised, high-risk assets designed to build out strategic ecosystems.
