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Driven by government backing and rising net-zero targets, investors are elevating forestry to a core asset class by pairing commercial timber revenue with carbon credit yields to shield portfolios against market uncertainty.

South Korea's SWF KIC opens an office in Tokyo; Danantara merges four asset managers; CEFC backs Tasmania forestry deal; and more.

TCorp CIO to step down; OTTP appoints infrastructure and natural resources lead; QBE Australia Pacific CEO to retire; and more.

QBE takes full control of India's Raheja QBE general insurer; Korea plans new investment fund using tax windfall from AI; Mubadala opens $25bn credit business to outside Investors; and more.

NZ Super appoints private equity chief; Capital Group names Europe and APAC ETFs head; Antin Infrastructure expands investor relations team; and more.

Canadian pension OMERS considers acquiring La Trobe Financial; Japan’s Nationwide Business Corporate Pension Fund to allocate 1% of AUM to crypto; Indonesia introduces legal and tax immunity for Danantara bond purchases; and more.

ART commits $3bn to property; KWAP reappoints BNY as custodian; Income Insurance awards $8.6bn FX mandate to Russell Investments; and more.

AustralianSuper names head of AI; HDFC Pension hires technology transformation head; Aware Super names stewardship head; and more.

As institutional investors look to de-risk their private credit allocations, European infrastructure debt is emerging as a critical diversifier.

Abu Dhabi SWF L’IMAD, ADNOC, Singapore’s Temasek and BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners to launch a $30 billion infrastructure partnership; QIA commits $500m to General Atlantic’s global strategy; and more.

Abu Dhabi considers setting up new defence-focused investment vehicle; Taiwan’s Bureau of Labour Funds trims US exposure; Australian pension Brighter Super shifts away from domestic equities in favour of global AI stocks; and more.

Indonesia regulator dissolves two pension funds run by defunct insurer Jiwasraya; Canada unveils first sovereign wealth fund; SWF Khazanah and Securities Commission Malaysia issue country's first tokenised Islamic bond; and more.