Tag : outsourcing

Norges Bank Investment Management has strong convictions on manager selection – and on Asia. In the first of a two-part series, AsianInvestor speaks to head of external strategies Erik Hilde.

The Australian retirement fund’s CIO wants to keep all of his portfolio with external firms. He says that it has become easier to negotiate lower manager fees as some peers internalise.

Investment heads at insurance firms such as AIG and Pool Re discuss the benefits of outsourcing portfolios and what they look for from asset managers.

Managers should expect more frequent and detailed requirements from asset owners in order to attract capital, delegates heard at AsianInvestor’s Asian Investment Summit in Hong Kong.

With its investment outsourcing growth slowing in 2018, Malaysia’s biggest public pension fund is on course to strengthen its in-house investment capabilities.

Three investment specialists share their views on institutional investor interest to outsource portfolios and the asset classes they seek to access via external managers.

The complex challenges that insurance companies face in managing their assets are seen hindering them from using outsourced chief investment officers.

The amount of capital handed to fund managers by Asian insurers has shot up almost tenfold to $180 billion since 2012, a trend that is expected to continue.

The country's biggest insurer saw its return on investment fall last year, and president Lin Dairen sees alternative assets as key to boosting performance.

Chinese banks' large-scale outsourcing of fixed income investments could stretch domestic fund houses' capabilities for managing risk and increase the possibility of a blowup.

Northern Trust Asset Management has promoted internally to replace Bo Kratz, who left late last year. The new chief will look to expand the firm's investment-outsourcing business in Asia.