Taiping Reinsurance's issuance of Asia's first dual-perils, dual-triggers catastrophe bond represents not just a milestone transaction, but signals the dawn of a more sophisticated approach to disaster risk transfer in the region.
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As China implements a series of bold monetary, fiscal, and property easing measures to rejuvenate its economy, early signs of improvement are emerging.
China's strategic response to US tariffs alongside India and Asean-based investment opportunity, are set to drive growth across emerging markets in 2025.
The Indonesian life insurer maintains long-duration positioning while adapting tactical allocation amid shifting rate cut expectations following the US presidential elections.
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Trends in several segments of the region’s financial landscape look set to drive demand for data over the coming year, says Magnus Cattan, vice president, head of client development for ICE in Asia Pacific.
Taiwan's largest pension fund manager will hire up to five external asset managers for a five-year term, with each managing $280 million.
The Singapore Institute of Technology endowment’s investment chief shares how skipping traditional conservative approaches and embracing sophistication from the outset can yield superior outcomes.
CDPQ, PFJC and other investment industry experts weigh in on how they search for opportunities for diversification and returns even as global attention stays locked on the remarkable US elections outcome.
Pension Fund of Japanese Corporations (PFJC) and Canada’s CDPQ said they will keep an eye on private assets as they evaluate the implications of interest rates on market valuations.
Donald Trump's dramatic victory in the presidential election marks a major political shift, but will his economic agenda prompt the Federal Reserve to rethink its rate-cutting plans?
A senior executive at the Singaporean insurer has said the sector’s rapid growth is leading to less rigorous analysis among some managers.
Investment heads at big UK life companies Aviva and Phoenix Group explain how they are thinking about geopolitical and macroeconomic issues in today’s uncharted waters.