ESG

Institutions in Apac are stepping up capital commitments to transition efforts as climate and energy security concerns intensify, according to a new survey.

Institutional investors increased their sustainable allocations across global portfolios while adoption rates in Apac remained consistently high, according to a new FTSE Russell survey.

The state-backed investor seeks to catalyse institutional funding and enforce higher governance standards across the country’s venture ecosystem.

Germany's nuclear waste-focused fund is steadily increasing its exposure to Asia, but its ultra-long investment horizon brings its own set of challenges.

In an exclusive interview with AsianInvestor, the sovereign investor's chief talked about how the fund is responding to heightened global risks and the challenges of AI.

As a strengthening El Niño approaches, sovereign debt investors must look beyond headline weather predictions and evaluate how physical climate shocks transmit through local economies, policy responses and market valuations, says T. Rowe Price's Tongai Kunorubwe.

Facing volatility and complex global regulations, investors are adapting their strategies through international diversification, private credit investments and next-gen priorities like ESG.

The region's pensions boosted their share of the world’s largest retirement pools to 45.5% in 2025, with assets climbing from 22.5%.

The National Pension Service is expanding its responsible investment framework into private equity, real estate and infrastructure.

Demand signals from pension pools and insurers are key to unlocking Asia’s transition finance market as allocators move beyond niche ESG strategies towards comprehensive portfolio decarbonisation.

High foreign currency hedging costs and rising local interest rates are driving Japanese defined benefit funds back toward domestic bonds, general accounts and active manager restructuring.

Bureau of Labor Funds executive talks to AsianInvestor about the thinking behind its climate transition mandate.