Australia

The Cook Islands plans sovereign wealth fund; Temasek-owned Mapletree to open office in Abu Dhabi; Rest Super expands impact investment portfolio; Dubai royal family member shelves plans to open family office in Hong Kong; and more.

GIC hires new sustainability head; KIC hires fixed-income manager; Ex-Aware Super executive joins AMP; AIIB's policy and strategy VP to leave; Ares names Japan chair, plans new office; Apollo hires for Japan private credit; JLL names new China CEO; and more.

Raffles Family Office hires former RBC exec as COO; Australian Ethical Super gets former PRI CEO on its board; UBS AM names interim HK head; Korean Re announces new UK CEO; PE firm Advent hires for new Australia office; and more.

Faced with a legal obligation to disclose portfolio carbon emissions, Australasian state funds and Asian institutions voice doubts over data accuracy yet underscore the importance of Scope 3 reporting.

Cash-strapped Chinese developer sells Shanghai mall share to partner GIC; NPS slashes external managers for foreign equities by up to 10%; AustralianSuper adds to AI stocks; and more.

The CDPQ's real estate arm sees immense potential in Australia's nascent build-to-rent sector, citing strong fundamentals and its critical role in addressing housing shortages.

Former Harvest Global CEO ventures into Abu Dhabi; Korea's military pension gets new co-CIO: Franklin Templeton reshuffles APAC portfolio management; WTW makes leadership change in Australia, NZ; Stonepeak gets Japan chairman; and more.

Japanese insurers and an Australian super fund are among those pledging to pressure 60 global companies to improve their nature-related engagement.

GIC sells stake in UK's fifth-largest shopping mall; Partners Group facilitates deal flows between CIC and Gulf sovereign wealth funds; CPP Investments scales back emerging market bets; and more.

Geopolitical risk is no longer a peripheral concern but a defining feature of the investment landscape, according to the Australian sovereign wealth fund's new position paper.

Thailand's GPF launches study of strategic asset allocation; $2.3 billion of Middle East SWF capital flowed into Greater China in 2023; NPS CIO visits peers GPIF, GIC; and more.

GSAM sees investment, client executives exit; HK-based executive leaves Ontario Teachers'; Partners Group opens HK office, names head; TAL finds new CEO; Bridgewater's China head adds role; Cbus Super gets new risk chief; and more.