9th Southeast Asia Institutional Investment Forum

Event Highlights

Dec 12, 2017

Leading institutional investors from across Southeast Asia and beyond gathered in Singapore on December 6 and 7 for the annual AsianInvestor conference.

Wayne Bowers, Northern Trust

Panel discussion: Global investor roundtable

Bryan Goh, Bordier & Cie

Christophe Marciano, DBS Private Bank

Craig Thorburn. Future Fund

Mårten Lindeborg, Third Swedish National Pension Fund (AP3)

Richard Morrow, AsianInvestor

John Baur, Eaton Vance Investment Management

Jae H. Lee, TCW

Dongyue Zhang, Aberdeen Standard Investments

Discussion: A conversation on ETFS

Jeremy Zhou. FactSet Research Systems

Peter Douglas, CAIA

Kheng Siang Ng, State Street Global Advisors

Projit Chatterjee, UBS Asset Management

Hiroshi Komori, Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF)

Simon JD Schillebeeckx, Singapore Management University

Richard McGregor, award-winning journalist and author

Networking over post-event drinks

Guests enjoy a cocktail reception

Networking on the sidelines

Caroline Wirth, Ayaltis AG

Chong Chee Loong, Mercer Singapore

Khoo Guan Seng, Changi Airports International

Naohide Une, Japan Post Bank

Panel discussion: Time to revisit alternative Investments

Hamish Worsley, NMG Consulting

Marc Tuehl. HSBC

Robert Winmill, HSBC

Tim Mitchell, Willis Towers Watson

Callum Henderson, Eurasia Group

Hari Sankaran, IL&FS

Minal Khilani, AsianInvestor

Workshop: A closer look at Indian infrastructure

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Taiping Insurance appoints new chairman; Etiqa replaces Singapore chief; Nuveen appoints Japan real estate head; Vontobel opens Singapore office; Aquila Capital names Apac CEO; Neuberger Berman adds new RM; Ocorian poaches fund services trio from Apex; Northern Trust replaces HK client services head; CSOP sells FO business to Carret Private and more.

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Joe Marsh

The Malaysian state-linked unit trust manager has given factor-based global equity mandates to three fund houses and is mulling investing into new types of illiquid assets, say sources.

Fund Managers

Oct 14, 2020

Joe Marsh

The Canadian fund house has hired the experienced sales executive after the exits of Kim Jun-Ku last year and James Chen in July, as it looks to build its private markets business.

Partner Content

Oct 5, 2020

Janus Henderson

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Asset Owners

Oct 14, 2020

Jolie Ho

The de facto central bank plans to increase the liquidity level in its portfolio. Experts say this could mean cutting its alternative asset exposure while raising its allocation to bonds.

Partner Content

Sep 30, 2020

Eastspring Investments

Compared to global peers, Asia’s travel and tourism sector appears better positioned to weather the lingering challenges in a post-Covid world. Amid international travel restrictions, domestic tourism shows signs of recovery - while talk of regional travel bubbles brings hope to the industry. This is the final instalment in Eastspring’s Asian Expert Series, exploring the future of Asia post Covid-19.

Partner Content

Oct 14, 2020

Schroders

Institutional investors still believe private asset investing comes with extra challenges, but that the diversification and return benefits make it worth their while. A recent Schroders survey identifies notable increases in interest for real estate debt, infrastructure equity and insurance-linked securities.

Asset Owners

Oct 12, 2020

Joe Marsh

The state-linked fund manager’s foreign real estate holdings are largely in the UK, but that is set to change. It recently bought logistics assets in Poland and is eyeing other locations and segments.

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Federated Hermes adds Asia, Australia/New Zealand sales heads; Eastspring, Nomura AM, Aberdeen name new Taiwan chiefs; Peak Re hires first chief economist; CBRE names HK investment property head; Campbell Lutyens appoints senior adviser in Singapore; and more.

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Hugo Cox

After pouring nearly $15 billion into European property in the 15 months to March, Korean investors are apparently being put off such assets by relatively high prices and lower returns.

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Joe Marsh

Aberdeen Standard Investments' head of Asia Pacific on how crises and consolidation have affected the investment industry and why his firm first chose Singapore as its regional base.

Fund Managers

2 days ago

Staff Writers

The Chinese government will next week discuss its economic and social development plan for 2021 to 2025 against a volatile global backdrop. Investment experts are mulling potential outcomes.

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