AIG’s deputy CIO warns of inflation-related volatility
Guillermo Donadini of the US insurer believes insurers will keep chasing alternative assets, with interest rates set to remain low as governments look to repay increased debt burdens.
Event Highlights
AIA, Axa eye derivatives, alternatives ahead of new solvency regime
Senior executives at the two life insurers shared how they and peers should adapt their investment portfolios ahead of Hong Kong's new risk-based capital regime.
Top insurers inching down bond risk spectrum to meet liabilities
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought investing opportunities in credit markets amid turbulence, said CIOs from AIA, Prudential Asia and Ping An at an AsianInvestor event.
Korean insurers target direct lending in overseas markets
Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance and Fubon Hyundai Life said private credit strategies, and in particular private lending, are gaining appeal among their domestic peers.
DGB Life eyes private debt, private equity in alts push
The Korean life insurer is ramping up its alternative exposure and is looking beyond the domestic market to search for such opportunities.
KIC targets 25% alternatives allocation by 2027
The CIO of the sovereign wealth fund outlined his investment strategy for alternative assets, and how he plans to leverage technology at a webinar hosted by AsianInvestor.
Why the US could resurrect TPP to re-engage China
Senior speakers at the Milken Asia Summit outlined the importance of the US rebuilding alliances as it looks to reset its frosty relationship with China under a Biden administration.
How KIC is spreading the risk of its alpha assets
Korea's sovereign wealth fund is working to balance out risk factors in its portfolio and taking a flexible approach in ESG investments, it revealed in a webinar hosted by AsianInvestor.
How Ping An, GPF and PNB are building tech capabilities
The three investment organisations have been investing into internal technology and data through the pandemic period to become more efficient and spot investment possibilities.
How Thailand’s GPF leverages tech and data to invest
The secretary general of Thailand's biggest pension fund explains how technology and data are transforming its operations in a webcast hosted by AsianInvestor.
Southeast Institutional Investor Forum, in photos
Regional chief investment officers gather to discuss their investment strategies in wake of the collision between geopolitics and sustained low rates.
Photos: Southeast Asia Institutional Investment Forum
Investors gathered at the annual Southeast Asia Institutional Investment Forum to learn about the outlook for an uncertain 2020, amid a trade war and slowing global economy.
Why Cambodia’s central bank likes renminbi debt and gold
The National Bank of Cambodia has seen its reserves swell by 20% to 30% a year. That’s leading it to invest in US Treasuries but also renminbi bonds and gold.
Poba eyes real assets and better hedging strategies
The CIO of Korea’s Public Officials Benefit Association tells conference delegates how it will expand its real assets investing drive and find better hedging solutions to cope with FX risks.
Why constant engagement is key to Cathay’s ESG efforts
Instead of using an iron fist approach to incorporate ESG principles, Cathay Financial’s CIO shows how it can be done through both internal and external engagement.
Family offices survey Wework wreckage
In the aftermath of revelations about the co-working firm's poor governance, family office executives reflect on how private investments in disruptive companies should be made.
How Hyundai Insurance scales its infrastructure portfolio
At AsianInvestor’s inaugural Alternatives Forum, Hyundai Insurance’s infrastructure head explains how it takes both comfort and risks when investing in the asset class.
Trade war won’t halt capital rush into China, say experts
China would continue to draw strong foreign inflows despite a prolonged spat with the US, delegates at AsianInvestor’s Southeast Asian Institutional Investment Forum heard.
Photos: Thailand Institutional Investment Forum 2019
AsianInvestor's annual event in Bangkok on October 10 hosted a high calibre of speakers and delegates to discuss the hot topics such as global diversification, ESG and technology.
Photos: Institutional Investment Forum China
Executives from leading asset owners and fund houses attended AsianInvestor's Institutional Investment Forum China to learn about the opportunities availed from new reforms.
