HSBC Asset Management’s global CEO told AsianInvestor that he sees surging demand from asset owners for stakes in China's green transition, especially alternative investments in renewable energy and climate tech.
The Public Officials Benefit Association does what it can to incorporate ESG internally, but external data still need work, its CIO tells AsianInvestor.
The Chinese insurance giant is adding alternative investments in real assets to enhance portfolio resilience. It is optimistic about China’s $12.5 billion public REITs market, where it is both asset owner and investor.
As the global economy gears up for higher rates for longer, certain alternative asset classes are coming in play with institutions, according to the investment arms of Ping An and Manulife.
Three significant challenges — a new regulatory environment, decreased sales performance, and an investment market downturn — will continue to weigh on Chinese life insurance companies in 2023. On asset allocation, caution is key.
In an exclusive interview, chief investment officer Don Guo said Prudential sees opportunities across various asset classes, including alternatives and Chinese equities.
The asset class remains compelling for Asia-Pacific life insurance companies in 2023 despite market uncertainties and doubts over valuations in the private market.
Hong Kong-based Chow Tai Fook Enterprises aims to ride a recovery in the hospitality and retail sector in 2023 and is also keeping an eye on quality private equity and Chinese equities exposure.
Though family offices in the region share a common interest in private assets going into 2023, different generations view digital assets very differently.
For sophisticated asset owners used to outsourcing private market investments, the new test ahead is becoming how to divest some of their exposure as public markets tumble.
For the $1.35 trillion alternative-heavy China Investment Corporation, it could be just a matter of time before it surpasses the world's largest sovereign wealth fund Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global.