The Chinese life insurance giant places more overseas assets into private equity compared to other asset classes, says its CIO.
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Ping An Group’s investment chief also discloses the insurer's plans to add exposure to domestic venture capital, M&A, and multifamily rental properties, among others.
Ping An Insurance’s Benjamin Deng believes it’s going to be a ‘multi-year process’ for China to come out of the current development trough, but it won't be 30 years like Japan.
Major lifers in China are dealing with increasing pressure over their asset allocation strategies and returns under a volatile capital market plus a new solvency regime domestically.
Finding the right sector with the right players is what it's all about when mitigating pricing risks - Ping An believes it's all about finding your niche.
Ping An Insurance’s net investment return slipped 0.3% to 3.8% in the first half, while another Chinese insurance giant China Life’s return was up 0.04% to 4.33% in the same period.
The government's plans to stimulate infrastructure could offer sustainable investment opportunities across many sub-sectors. That is drawing the eyes of Asian asset owners.
China’s second biggest insurer by AUM is aggressively building its overseas portfolio and is set to pour as much as another $16 billion into offshore investments in the next few years.
They are doing so in response to Asia-Pacific institutions rising appetite for assets such as hedge funds, private equity and real estate.
