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Oct 11, 2021

GIC buys 40% stake in Oxford Science Park for $218 million; Hong Kong to scrap MPF's offsetting arrangement; Malaysia's EPF and Kwap increase stakes in Bursa Malaysia; Japan's endowment fund reveals only one fund manager has been hired; Thailand and China agree to look into cross-border initiatives between capital markets; and more

Asset Owners

Nov 3, 2016

The Editors

Asset Owner Intelligence will offer bespoke reports on Asia’s largest institutional investors, building on more than 15 years of award-winning reporting on the segment.

Alternatives

Jul 27, 2016

Joe Marsh

Investors with an allocation of 15% or more to private assets tend to achieve better overall performance, finds a study of endowments and foundations by Cambridge Associates.

Fund Managers

Aug 18, 2014

Joe Marsh Steve Price

Small, private institutions offer fund managers more potential than big asset owners due to their higher growth rates, but servicing them comes with its own obstacles.

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Feb 6, 2013

Yvonne Chan

After a few years of below-benchmark returns, hedge fund managers will need to ring up strong performance numbers in order to sustain investor inflows.

Family Offices

Aug 24, 2010

Joe Marsh

Like other consultants, Russell Investments is increasingly looking to provide services to the region’s wealth-management market, such as its OpenWorld funds platform.

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Sep 28, 2021

Schroders

As more multi-asset portfolios integrate sustainability, such portfolios’ ability to navigate short-term swings in performance is enhanced without sacrificing longer term returns, says Schroders’ Jason Yu. In this Beyond Profit series, the firm explores both investing in sustainability-driven sectors and incorporating ESG considerations in the investment process.

Asset Owners

Oct 5, 2021

Shusi He

Responsible investing includes allocating to poor-ESG performing EM countries and helping them shift to greener solutions, instead of divesting completely, experts said.

Fund Managers

Oct 13, 2021

Shruti Medha

Corruption risks and the lack of opportunities are not helping Asian investors overcome their doubts about the value of ESG metrics

Asset Owners

Oct 14, 2021

Shusi He

Nearly 50% of institutional investors and family offices in Asia Pacific intend to increase the number of external managers for their thematic investments in equities over the next 12 months.

Alternatives

Oct 7, 2021

Lucas Cacioli

With increasing demand from professional and institutional investors for ESG-friendly crypto products, a number of purely blockchain-focused venture capitalist funds and hedge funds have emerged in the markets.

Family Offices

3 days ago

Natalie Koh

The way family offices contribute to society has evolved from philanthropy to impact investing - or in many cases, a blend of both.

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Russell markets specialist-fund platform to private banks in Asia

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