Indonesia's latest co-investment aims to capitalise on global hyperscalers hoping to tap into a booming local consumer market. There is also scope to cater to excess demand from Singapore.
ESG
Taiwan's largest pension fund is seeking bids for the first domestic equity mandate of the year worth over $2 billion, with a clear emphasis on sustainability in potential investments.
We are delighted to announce the highly anticipated return of the Malaysia Global Investment Forum, the premier in-person event exclusively tailored for Malaysian institutional investors.
AsianInvestor presents the best asset owner exclusives written by the editorial team in August. Family offices, pension funds and an endowment fund figured on the list.
The head of ESG at the leading Dutch pension fund notes that investing in Asia requires accommodating social or working practices that may differ from those in Europe. He also flagged a gap in information.
Insurers say they prefer internal ESG evaluations and underline the importance of both quantitative and qualitative analysis after S&P Global drops ESG scores in credit ratings.
NZ Super's outgoing CEO Matt Whineray stresses that a paradigm shift by business and society is needed to fully achieve decarbonisation.
ESG regulations across the region are getting stricter even as asset owners increase pressure on companies to make more climate-related disclosures.
Pressure on companies does pay off, as Asia's largest utilities companies cooperate with investor demand for action on decarbonisation, a recently released report says.
Gender equality and LGBTQ status are well established mainstays of diversity policies — but why isn’t ethnicity higher up on the agenda in Asia?
The US Supreme Court ruling’s ripple effects include increased caution around American firms’ diversity policies.
The infrastructure sector is falling behind in adopting net-zero targets, according to two leading voices in sustainability.
