Tag : insurance

Asset Owners

Jul 18, 2019

Daniel Flatt Jolie Ho

The Chinese insurer aims to trim a heavy allocation to alternatives, but sees opportunities in some emerging markets and in greenfield infrastructure.

Asset Owners

Jul 11, 2019

Jolie Ho

The CBIRC is mulling whether to lift the upper limit of insurance company equity investments. But is it an empty gesture?

Asset Owners

May 30, 2019

Jolie Ho

The overseas investment arm of China's second-largest life insurer aims to rapidly expand international investing and its third-party business, the group's co-CIO told AsianInvestor.

Moves

May 8, 2019

Staff Writers

Korean pension fund GEPS and Sema both appoint new CIOs; Morgan Stanley Investment Management gets Korea head; former UBS AM head of Australia institutional coverage resurfaces; Colliers adds North China head and more.

Asset Owners

May 8, 2019

Joe Marsh

Wells Fargo AM has seen strong Asian flows into US bond mandates, but its international distribution head says demand for European fixed income and lower-beta strategies is rising.

Asset Owners

May 2, 2019

Jolie Ho

The country is mulling a raft of measures to further ease foreign access to its banking and insurance industries, a move that will likely lead to more foreign assets in the two sectors.

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Asset Owners

Jul 19, 2019

Joe Marsh

Jo Taylor spoke to AsianInvestor this week while in Hong Kong catching up with the Canadian retirement fund’s partners and plans in the region.

Asset Owners

3 days ago

Joe Marsh

Now that the $153 billion state pension fund has picked the Lion City over Hong Kong as its prospective Asian base, CIO Jerry Albright outlines his plans for the new branch.

Asset Owners

Jul 8, 2019

Staff Writers

Fidelity loses NE Asia head of intermediaries; BNY Mellon IM appoints insto sales head in Japan; Deutsche Bank coy over full impact of staff cuts; China Great Wall AM executive investigated; Value Partners' former head of sales re-emerges, and more.

Moves

4 days ago

Staff Reporters

China Orient AM International loses equities head; Pictet AM's China bond team sees changes; Macquarie Infra and Real Assets hires from Invesco; Varde designates Singapore-based co-CIO as CEO; Rothschild closes Asia wealth desk, regional head resurfaces; and more.

Asset Owners

Jul 15, 2019

Joe Marsh

The sovereign wealth fund is ramping up its in-house capabilities, becoming more targeted in its investments and building up exposure in new areas, with China and India a key focus.

Asset Owners

Jul 17, 2019

Kenan Machado

AIA’s Group CIO Mark Konyn believes some investors haven't sufficiently considered the governance trade-offs of private assets, or their illiquidity in tougher times.

Asset Owners

1 day ago

Jolie Ho

The biggest life insurer in Taiwan will allocate more capital overseas in contrast to some of its peers and against the local regulator’s wishes.

Alternatives

Jul 13, 2019

Kenan Machado

Asset owners' appetite for illiquid assets has been tempered by several recent blowouts and prompted them to look more closely at fund houses' risk-management processes.

Asset Owners

Jul 10, 2019

Jolie Ho

The former deputy chair of China's national pension fund proposes the return of an account-based structure in basic pension provision, but some pension experts are not convinced.

Asset Owners

Jul 12, 2019

Hans Poulsen

The pension fund's assertive approach on managers has helped cut management costs, but it's yet to be emulated by its peers in Asia. However, that could change.