5th Insurance Investment Forum

Event Highlights

Mar 7, 2018

Leading figures from the world of insurance gather in Hong Kong for AsianInvestor's annual conference.

John Leung, Hong Kong Insurance Authority

Panel discussion: The big convergence – new challenges and opportunities

Arnaud Miroudel, BNP Paribas Cardif

Mark Konyn, AIA

Paul Carrett, FWD

Richard Morrow, AsianInvestor

William Yuen, Invesco

Dr Bruce Porteous, Aberdeen Standard Investments

Panel discussion: Spotlight on alternatives

Sophia Cheng, Cathay Financial Holdings

Chris Chow, LaSalle Investment Management

Stephan van Vliet, Prudential Corporation Asia

Ed Northover, Debevoise & Plimpton

Adeline Tan of Mercer leads a breakout discussion

Will Rainey of Willis Towers Watson leads a breakout discussion

Discussion: Asian Infrastructure

Michael Barrow, Asian Development Bank

Trevor Persaud, independent consultant

Alicia García-Herrero, Natixis

Jonathan Larsen, Ping An Group

Panel discussion: ALM – striking the right balance

Angela Choi, Willis Towers Watson

Benjamin Deng, AIA Group and the City University of Hong Kong

Grégoire Picquot, Axa

Kevin Singh, Manulife

Rob Turnbull, Swiss Re

Andrew Crooke, AsianInvestor

Florian Nuessel, AsianInvestor

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A China equities allocation makes sense when considering global growth, consumerism, foreign investment and the potential for higher returns. As an institutional investor or investment professional, being exposed to China has traditionally been an ancillary outcome of a decision to own emerging market (EM) equities. However, we believe there are potential return and risk benefits from considering China as an independent allocation.

Asset Owners

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Joe Marsh

The Netherlands’ largest pension asset manager stays on track with its Asia buildout, having hired 10 investment staff in the region this year.

Moves

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Staff Writers

AustralianSuper hires property head in London amid buildout; Cbus appoints first chief IT officer; Pictet opens Shanghai WFOE, names head; AMP Capital appoints Rebekah Swan as NZ head of clients; Milford AM names sustainable investment head, senior analyst; VC firm QED hires India/SE Asia head; and more.

Moves

Nov 20, 2020

Staff Writers

BlackRock appoints first China private credit head; Nikko AM names head of consultant relations; Standard Chartered's global private banking head leaves in restructuring; Pictet WM hires fund specialist from UBS; RBC WM appoints new head of investments for Asia and international; Indosuez hires new COO; Natixis names three Taiwan executives; and more.

Asset Owners

Dec 1, 2020

Richard Newell

South Korea's National Pension Service and Singapore's GIC have signed up to the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change as momentum builds on sustainability issues.

Asset Owners

Nov 25, 2020

Twinkle Zhou

Investment experts were not surprised by chief executive Carrie Lam's policy address focus on China-focused wealth management, but some feel the goal to expand Reits is promising.

Partner Content

Nov 15, 2020

PineBridge Investments

Beyond the pandemic and trade tensions, underlying developments in China may have transformative implications on companies in Asia and frame how investors look at Asian equities going forward, including up and coming small caps.

Partner Content

Nov 11, 2020

Schroders

China’s domestic private equity (PE) market has grown rapidly in the past ten years offering a range of opportunities with tremendous growth potential. Yet without the right fund structure, international investors simply can’t access many of the most exciting deals. Jun Qian, Head of Investments China and General Manager for Schroder Adveq explains.

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Alternatives

2 days ago

Adrian Murdoch

Sustainable investors in Asia are likely to shift away from equities towards sustainable fixed income and alternatives assets, according to the US investment management firm.

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2 days ago

Southern Asset Management

In partnership with Southern Asset Management, AsianInvestor spoke to industry leaders about what the future holds for China equities in the coming year and beyond. Here are some key highlights.

Family Offices

2 days ago

Natalie Koh

The disease did not greatly impact the investing habits of the ultra-rich, but is driving them to consider more investing guidance, sustainability and succession planning, says a new study.

Asset Owners

3 days ago

Joe Marsh

The Netherlands’ largest pension asset manager stays on track with its Asia buildout, having hired 10 investment staff in the region this year.

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