Korea

US pension funds delegation to visit India to explore investments; PensionDanmark plans to grow its green investments in Asia; ChinaLife Insurance profit gains in first half; NPS opens office in San Francisco; and more.

CIC appoints new executive VP; Chow Tai Fook family office names co-CEOs; Former BNP Paribas AM's EM fixed income head takes on new role; L&G makes strategic hires in Asia; Lazard hires from Capital Group for China sales; and more.

The Korean pension fund has calibrated its investment strategy to focus on income generation and incorporate private credit into a barbell approach, as it pursues five key investment themes for 2024, its CIO tells AsianInvestor.

GIC adds to Japan portfolio of warehouses; the Philippines' SWF expects first investments within three months; Dai-ichi Life invests in microfinance fund; and more.

GIC, ADIA consortium bid for German logistics business; Abu Dhabi SWF buys Chinese specialist medical business; Temasek executives meet Xinjiang officials to discuss energy; Swedish pension fund trims Australian farmland holdings; and more.

Neuberger Berman China A shares manager leaves; Eastspring hires regional head of intermediary sales; Aware Super appoints new chair; Aviva Investors names APAC insurance solutions sales head; QIC bolsters private equity team; and more.

Allocations into Korean offices have surged this year, even as investors continue to avoid the sector across APAC, a recent report noted.

Malaysia's SWF looks at larger impact investments; Temasek spent billions on US tech stocks before the sector dropped; Thailand's GPF develops ESG strategy for two-thirds of portfolio; and more.

GIC, NPS invest in $3.9 billion fund; KWAP pledges to invest in transition assets; Singapore ministers allay concerns over Allianz's deal with Income Insurance; Australian pensions eye natural disaster reinsurance to enhance returns; and more.

AIA Group fined by HK authority for anti-money laundering oversight issues; Saudi PIF signs MoUs with Chinese banks; Mercer Superannuation fined for false ESG claims on products; and more.

Insurance Authority orders managers to take full control of Tahoe Life Insurance; Seven retirement mutual funds shut down in China; GIC eyes multinational company stakes in China; 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.