Asia’s Leading Investors: Insurers driving asset growth
A glimpse of AsianInvestor's upcoming list of asset owners across Asia Pacific reveals that life insurers have enjoyed faster asset growth than other investor types.
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Japan Asset Owner Insights report out now
The 2016 Japan Institutional Report, the second such report from our research arm, gives a comprehensive breakdown of investment activity among the country’s largest asset owners.
Korean Asset Owner Insights report out now
The 2016 Korea Institutional Report, from AsianInvestor's new research arm, gives a comprehensive breakdown of investment activity among the country’s largest asset owners.
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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.
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