Q&A: Why AIA is placing a “special focus” on infrastructure
The CIO of Asia's leading regional life insurer discusses how alternative assets help offset thin regional debt markets, and how infrastructure assets, in particular, may help offset this.
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20 Top Insto Executives: Mark Konyn and Paul Costello
AsianInvestor picks 20 individuals who have helped guide the region's asset owners to greater sophistication over the past 20 years, in no particular order. We begin with Mark Konyn of AIA and Paul Costello, formerly of NZ Super and Future Fund.
Instos must improve "staggeringly slow pace" on ESG
AIA's Mark Konyn and others said asset owners have been slow to embrace environmental, social and governance measures, but the Covid-19 crisis could change that.
AIA, FWD lead efforts to diversify risk with derivatives
Asian life insurers are more cautious than global peers about economic risks, according to a new survey. Some, including AIA and FWD, are seeking to diversify their risks in response.
AIA’s Konyn says alts’ governance risks are underrated
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.
Foreign instos eye active investing for China equities
With China's equity markets now harder to ingore than ever before, foreign investors are having to grapple with how to access them.
