Asset Owners

The Dutch pension fund manager sees more growth opportunities in Southeast Asia post Covid-19 but retains faith in China’s private equity market.

Future Fund appoints Toby Johnston as chief economist; GIC hires tech head from Credit Suisse; MAS adds Alvin Tan and Ng Wai King as board members; SoftBank promotes four managing partners; Mercer appoints Helen Leung and Kevin Jeffrey to the Hong Kong office; Haitong appoints head of investment strategy from UBS; and more

Korea’s bond fund market recorded the greatest net outflows during the third quarter as traders priced in Bank of Korea rate hikes amid inflation concerns.

The SWF also aims to review and update its negative investing list on a regular basis to prevent systemic risk.

Asia’s institutional investors lag Europe in ESG integration, but a recent Macquarie survey suggests that the gap is likely to close.

Appealing logistics valuations and strong ESG ratings are pulling investors to Europe.

Asia’s private debt funding gap is spurring a growing wave of investment products to tackle remaining roadblocks for outsider financing.

The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (Adia), in particular, is likely to deepen its reach, having already boosted its A-share holdings in the first half of the year.

Inflation is here to stay, but how long is the question investors struggle to answer. In the meantime, super funds Cbus and UniSuper have adjusted their portfolio accordingly.

Chinese bad debt manager Huarong will receive a bailout totalling more than $6 billion; APG and Wang On Properties to invest $599 million into residential real estate in Hong Kong; Temasek cuts stake in Alibaba, Didi; Allianz becomes China's first wholly foreign-owned insurer; Samsung Life Insurance launches joint fund with Korea Post to invest in foreign blue chips; and more

With an improved performance picture and maturing capital markets, the potential for upside in Asia Pacific’s private markets can no longer be overlooked, a new survey has found.

The new sustainable investment vehicle is expected to target more renewable projects in Latin America, Africa and South Asia.

Consistent returns is a must for Asian asset owners when it comes to selecting external managers, according to an AOI report. Information delivery also ranks high on the list.

Investors should prepare for a greater sense of urgency and pressure to meet net-zero targets in their portfolio decision-making, say industry experts post-COP26.

Most investors recognise the importance of decarbonising their portfolio, but the question is: how to do it, and when?

About 95% of global insurers say climate risk is already shaping their portfolios, according to BlackRock’s latest report.

Regulators are putting banks and insurance firms under pressure to do more to tackle problems such as insufficient risk management, inaccurate information disclosure and inconsistent shareholder management.

Panellists at the Milken Institute Asia Summit discussed hedge funds and alternatives, while Steven Mnuchin, in holographic form, gave his view on the future of inflation and interest rates.

Asset owners are increasingly looking to derivatives amid regulatory changes and a low-yield environment, with forwards and Swaps being the most popular choices.

GIC, APG and KRC Capital invest $1 billion into CitizenM, a lodging company in the Netherlands; Mark Konyn of AIA says there are opportunities in China's tech sector; Singapore's MAS to pilot green digital platforms; Taiwan's BLF hires six local and foreign asset managers for CSR mandate; and more.