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GIC plans $1 billion private equity stake sale; Danantara prepares $500 million hedge fund allocation; Prime Super and Aware Super explore fund merger; and more.

The investment case for natural assets is growing stronger as institutional investors carve out dedicated allocations for timberland, agriculture and nature-based strategies.

ASFA names KPMG partner as board chair; APG Apac infra head steps down; Guardians appoints head of asset allocation; Franklin Templeton hires Apac chief; and more.

In this new edition of our quick-fire Q&A, AsianInvestor catches up with Andrew Francis, CEO of RQI Investors.

It has been a disappointing few years for alpha strategies on the ASX. With the market dominated by large superannuation funds increasingly favouring passive investment, what does this mean for active management?

Bhutan taps 3iQ to manage Bitcoin reserves; Vantage weighs $2bn Malaysia data centre sale; Perpetual rejects EQT's latest $1.78bn bid; and more.

Swiss Re appoints Australia and New Zealand CEO; AustralianSuper names Australian equities co-heads; ASX CFO steps down; and more.

The asset class cannot be treated as a monolith, as there are critical distinctions across global infrastructure, regional dynamics and liquidity structures, says Simon La Greca.

GIC makes $30bn hedge fund push; HSBC sells $2bn insurance unit to Allianz; La Caisse commits $231 million to Go Farm; and more.

Target allocations to defence have stalled due to ESG mandates, illiquidity and scarcity of scaled assets.

Driven by government backing and rising net-zero targets, investors are elevating forestry to a core asset class by pairing commercial timber revenue with carbon credit yields to shield portfolios against market uncertainty.

Legalsuper names CIO; Sun Life taps AI lead; Tower Insurance hires CFO; and more.