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In a new normal of volatile, unpredictable and rapidly changing economies and markets, many investors are grappling with maintaining momentum in their environmental, social and governance (ESG) journey. But beyond short-term asset re-pricing, balancing returns while integrating sustainability objectives should be at the core of portfolios, said speakers at “ESG: from niche to norm”, an event hosted by Natixis Investment Managers and AsianInvestor.

Portfolio managers and investment specialists at PineBridge Investments outline key themes, opportunities and considerations for investors in the region’s fixed income and equities markets next year.

In an interview on the back of the launch of Nuveen’s 2022 EQuilibirum survey of global institutional investors, Nick Liolis, the chief investment officer at TIAA and Amy O’Brien, the global head of responsible investing at Nuveen speak about how insurance companies approach impact investing.

In the wake of COP27, the "just transition" to a green economy must put people at its centre, says Maria Teresa Zappia, deputy chief executive officer at BlueOrchard, and head of sustainability and impact at Schroders Capital.

Property markets may be facing a turning point, but long-term structural trends continue to underpin real estate in Asia Pacific, making the sector potentially attractive for overseas capital, says Jing Dong Lai, CIO and CEO, M&G Real Estate Asia

HSBC Asset Management’s Jacqueline Pang elaborates on the journey ESG in Asia will have to undertake to move from the fringe to the mainstream

With Asia’s life insurers facing heightened sensitivity to interest rates, exacerbated by regulatory changes with the introduction of risk-based capital (RBC) regimes and the new IFRS 9 and 17 accounting standards, a considered approach to diversification across fixed income, equities, derivatives and alternative assets may offer a more efficient means to address the duration gap between assets and liabilities, say Max Davies, CFA, CAIA (Insurance Strategist) and Francisco Sebastian, …

Wellington Management has signed a partnership with Manulife Singapore to distribute three funds to the insurer’s customers exclusively until December 2022

This summer’s extreme market volatility created what’s being called a ‘cryptowinter’ for digital assets. Yet while the difficult conditions tested investors’ nerves, they are far from putting allocations on ice. State Street’s third Digital Digest explores the ongoing appeal of cryptocurrencies.

As asset owners and managers globally seek new markets, themes and strategies to navigate the far-reaching re-pricing of assets in portfolios, ESG funds remain an important focus for many institutions. Speakers at an AsianInvestor webinar, in partnership with Nasdaq, reveal effective approaches to ESG investing in an evolving landscape.

New research by Schroders Capital suggests that past performance could be more instructive for some parts of the private equity (PE) market than others.