Tag : institutional investors

Mar 9, 2021

Australian regulator sues Statewide Super and Rest Super; Kate Farrar to lead merged Energy Super and LGIA Super; KIC appointed Kim Jintae to lead absolute return team; Taiwan's BLF appoints new director-general; GIC, Temasek to benefit from tech IPO surge and more.

Asset Owners

Oct 25, 2019

Staff Writers

China insurers may get higher equity investment limit; Japan insurers eye more foreign exposure; Khazanah targets 60%-plus offshore allocation; global institutions look to add real assets; and more.

Asset Owners

Aug 28, 2019

Kenan Machado

A July survey of 177 institutional investors by Preqin showed an overwhelming majority believe equity markets are at a peak and could see a big correction soon.

Asset Owners

Aug 7, 2019

Kenan Machado Jaycee Man

A string of rate cuts by countries trying to catch up with the US Federal Reserve is narrowing investment options.

Alternatives

Jan 31, 2019

Joe Marsh

Cross-border capital accounted for nearly half of commercial real estate investment in tier-1 Chinese cities last year, with insurers seen as a fast-growing source of the flow.

Asset Owners

Jan 21, 2019

Richard Newell

Institutional investors have a key role to play in this initiative since natural capital is not well looked after in Asia, says a new umbrella body launched on Monday.

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China Pacific Insurance appoints new chairwoman, COO; AMP's CEO to leave by third quarter; Robeco announces duo in senior China roles; Axa IM hires head of institutional sales for Asia; GLP names co-president for logistics; BlackRock sells onshore Korea distribution business; Income Partners poaches head of distribution from Vanguard; and more.

Partner Content

Mar 19, 2021

FinCity.Tokyo

Backed by government action to remove regulatory bottlenecks, the city is moving swiftly to ensure ease of doing business for international firms.

Moves

4 days ago

Staff Reporters

Swiss Re hires head of China asset management business; BlackRock deregisters its China WFOE; DWS names head of Apac insurance coverage; Amundi appoints first Asia sustainability officer; Manulife IM appoints senior portfolio manager for asset allocation; Morgan Stanley IM hires portfolio manager for A-shares; and more.

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Mar 16, 2021

Schroders

Although sustainable funds have seen increasing inflows amid growing environmental awareness and the spotlight on social issues due to Covid-19, the industry still lacks a standard definition of sustainable investing. Nicholette MacDonald-Brown, head of European blend equities at Schroders, explains the firm’s three-pronged approach of people, process and purpose.

Alternatives

Mar 29, 2021

Sara Velezmoro

The Singapore state fund recently bought into impact investing specialist LeapFrog, and is eyeing more investments that combine strong financial returns with a positive social effect.

Asset Owners

Mar 23, 2021

Sara Velezmoro

Special purpose acquisition companies (Spacs) have gained ground as financing vehicles for companies looking to go public. But Asian family offices have yet to make many investments.

Asset Owners

Mar 31, 2021

Natalie Koh

Australia's superannuation industry will soon comprise four to five A$200 billion megafunds, with room for a few smaller, niche funds, experts say.

Fund Managers

4 days ago

Twinkle Zhou

The Canadian and Korean asset management operations of two life insurers have agreed to jointly take advantage of rising institutional investor demand for Asian alternative assets.

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