The insurer is implementing localised AI models to enhance investment decisions, with CIO John Zheng highlighting how this approach addresses the negative spread between 30-year bond yields and insurance liability promises.
Lucas Cacioli
The Hong Kong insurer is integrating climate risk analytics into investment decisions through a dual-pronged strategy focusing on both impact and financial materiality.
In this new edition of our quick fire Q&A, AsianInvestor catches up with Barings' Head of Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Australia's largest superannuation fund is being sued by the regulator for taking up to four years to process death benefit claims, affecting nearly 7,000 cases amid ongoing service transformation efforts.
Australian Retirement Trust's $1 billion partnership with Almanac Realty Investors represents a calculated move to enhance operational synergies and investment diversification within its real estate portfolio.
With International Women's Day just passed, new MSCI data reveals stark contrasts in boardroom gender diversity across Asia-Pacific, with New Zealand approaching parity while Indonesia's female representation remains in single digits.
South Korea's National Pension Service has reported its highest-ever annual performance as it expands technology implementation and alternative investments globally.
The Australian Superannuation Investment Summit wrapped up with substantive exchanges between industry leaders and US officials, as Australia's $2.8 trillion pension pool continues to deploy capital globally with a focus on infrastructure and private markets.
South Korea's sovereign wealth fund is eyeing specific alternative asset classes following strong 2024 results, with plans to capitalise on the current interest rate environment.
Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund discusses the investment strategy for its new DBJ partnership, focusing on transportation, healthcare, digital infrastructure, green energy, agriculture, and critical minerals with structured returns in the low to mid-teens.
Despite negative cashflows, Australian closed superannuation fund has outperformed balanced fund peers through innovative investment approaches, with pre-IPO opportunities representing its latest tactical shift.
Rising costs and shifting trade patterns force Thailand's manufacturing evolution while Vietnam emerges as the new low-cost production hub of Southeast Asia
