Malaysia

Institutional investors are pivoting to home-market strategies, tightening scrutiny of manager quality and liquidity structures.

Australian Retirement Trust hikes global equities and international bond holdings; Hong Kong and Malaysia bourses launch co-branded large-cap index; Japan’s government fund Cool Japan supports Malaysian insurtech PolicyStreet's Series C funding round; and more.

Berjaya Sompo Insurance names new CEO; Legalsuper CEO departs to join Equip Super; CBus Property hires new CEO; Minderoo Foundation taps CEO; and more.

A decade of excess capital deployed into Asia’s private markets has forced a fundamental repricing of risk and is now defining which managers survive the correction.

South Korea's NPS set to increase strategic forex hedging ratio over the long term to support struggling won; Malaysian KWAP puts $47m in cooling firm through climate initiative; AustralianSuper to increase members' insurance premiums by 40%; and more.

As competition weakens protections in the West, Asian private credit is emerging as a structural outlier.

NFRC to invest $50mn in preferred equity in Advanced Navigation; Maharlika secures ATI stake; Kpop fans flood Korea pension fund; and more.

Philippines' GSIS partners with JIC to improve valuations and risk assessments; Aware Super and TelstraSuper set to merge in next two months; NPS signs MOU with Allianz Global Investors; and more.

GPF chief leaves for Thailand bank role; Vision Super appoints head of unlisted assets; Future Fund hires investment governance specialist; ART's head of investment risk departs, and more.

Family offices are having a structural rethink of portfolio design around music royalties and other niche alternatives.

The move highlights Prudential’s century-long presence in the country and confidence in the growth potential of Malaysia’s life insurance market.

With total assets of over $60 trillion, state-owned investors are expanding their partnerships while some are expected to become sovereign asset managers in coming years.