AIA eyes moves into infra loans, Belt and Road assets
The Hong Kong-based insurer, with $171 billion under management, is speaking to third-party firms to build its knowledge, with a view to making direct investments into infrastructure debt.
AIA is considering making investments into infrastructure loans and the China-led Belt and Road infrastructure initiative, reflecting a trend among insurance firms to allocate more to private debt.
“We’re starting to do a bit more in infrastructure, such as exploring direct loans, and engaging third parties to assist,” Mark Konyn, group chief investment officer at the Hong Kong-based insurer, told AsianInvestor. “We are looking at individual opportunities rather than commingled fu…
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