Why Indonesian insurers would rather invest onshore
Life insurance firms in the country look set to allocate more assets into local fixed-income rather than venture overseas, even as more foreign players buy local players.
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Local investors support surge in Asian impact investing
With family offices and other local investors getting more involved in impact investing, capital deployment should continue accelerating. But structural problems persist across the region
Indonesia’s funds industry “must up its game”
More needs to be done to channel investment into Indonesian infrastructure, and regulators are looking to update fund industry rules to that end, says the local head of Manulife AM.
Labuan head addresses growing tax transparency
Malaysia's low-tax jurisdiction, like other such territories, is seen to be facing a challenge amid the take-up of information-exchange initiatives. AsianInvestor spoke to its director-general.
Avoid China domestic bonds for now, say managers
However, they say Asian bond markets in general are likely to weather the rising trade tensions with the US better than many expect.
1MDB casts pall over looming Asian SWFs
The scandal at Malaysia's 1MDB did not help the reputation of sovereign wealth funds. With two further Asian SWFs in the works, the political risks that it highlighted are set to resurface.
