Prudential beats Amundi in Thai asset manager auction
Banks in Southeast Asia are selling their asset management arms as risk management costs rise and clients seek more adventurous products, drawing interest from Western insurers.
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Thai HNWIs step up search for onshore wealth solutions
Wealthy Thai investors are seeking out advisors who can manage money onshore as foreign investment restrictions are eased and political calm returns, wealth managers said.
Top 20 pension execs: Doris Ho, Teerapong Ninvoraskul
We are identifying 20 outstanding executives who are driving the region's pension funds forward. Today, we feature leaders from Hong Kong's HAPFS and Thailand's GPF.
Asia pension funds slowly adopting new tech, say experts
A few green shoots of innovation are emerging among the region's pension funds, as regulation and the rush into alternatives and overseas markets prompt a rethink.
Thai insurers on push to build unit-linked business
Life companies such as FWD and Prudential are ramping up efforts in Thailand to sell more unit-linked products and thereby reduce their investment risk. They face familiar challenges.
Thai insurers push for wider alternatives choice
Bangkok-based life insurance firms are lobbying to be allowed to invest in new asset classes, such as foreign infrastructure and private debt, to help boost returns.
Thai insurers poised to revamp allocations
The country’s insurers are awaiting final new risk-based capital rules before making big portfolio changes. They are concerned about potentially high charges for equities.
Krungthai Axa Life ramping up overseas exposure
The Bangkok-based insurer could almost double its foreign exposure in two years, using external fund managers to do so, says its CIO. Its peers are making similar moves.
FWD Thailand eyes moves into property, foreign stocks
The fast-growing insurer is building its investment team and has taken portfolio management in-house for now. But it may use external firms to enter new asset types.
Muang Thai Life mulls stocks boost amid portfolio review
The Bangkok-based insurer is also hoping the regulator will allow new types of alternative assets and a higher offshore allocation limit, says its head of risk and strategy.
Thai SEC needs to let investors buy riskier bonds: experts
A set of fund managers, officials and asset owners told an investor audience that the country needs to deepen its bond market, and add riskier instruments.
Photos: Thailand Global Investment Forum
Delegates from some of Thailand's biggest institutional investors were among the audience for a major forum in Bangkok.
Thailand Global Investment Forum
AsianInvestor gathers key names in the regional investment community in Bangkok to discuss opportunities and trends in the market.
Thailand looks to fintech to solve investing woes
Market experts told the audience of the Thailand Global Investment Forum that financial technology could improve investing advice and wean investors away from fixed income funds.
AsianInvestor unveils SE Asia asset owner report
Our new Asset Owner Insights report for Southeast Asia offers data and analysis on the leading institutional investors across the region.
EM debt levels a worry but Asia crash fears seen overdone
The Bank for International Settlements' chief economist has characterised the situation in certain countries as a "financial boom gone wrong". AsianInvestor gauged experts' response.
Thai GPF eyes EM debt entry, new multi-asset mandate
The $21 billion fund thinks local-currency emerging market bonds can overcome US rate hike pressures and wants its overseas allocation cap to be lifted to 40% from 30%.
Thai GPF, India CMPFO expand investment horizons
While institutional and regulatory constraints are limiting the options of asset owners in many emerging nations, others are broadening their range of investing tools.
Thai SSO targets foreign investment spree
The largest pension fund in Thailand is expanding its investment division with a view to implementing a long-planned ten-fold jump in its overseas allocation.
Thai asset managers set for hedge fund, pensions boost
The likely introduction this year of new product types and a mandatory pension scheme will boost funds growth in Thailand, says the MD of the local investment company association.
