Thai insurers push for wider alternatives choice
Bangkok-based life insurance firms are lobbying to be allowed to invest in new asset classes, such as foreign infrastructure and private debt, to help boost returns.
Life insurers in Thailand are trying to persuade their local watchdog to allow a wider range of alternative assets amid the prevailing low-yield environment, but it is a slow process. Private market investment firms will nonetheless be taking note.
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