After several postponed attempts, FWD Group is set to go public on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, aiming to raise up to $512 million to fuel its growth across Asia.
Insurers
The share sale would mark the insurer's third bid to go public, after it shelved two previous attempts.
South Korean institutional investors are transforming private equity secondaries from opportunistic investments into strategic portfolio tools amid growing market volatility.
Singlife is fine-tuning its sustainability goals across private equity, fixed income and infrastructure investments.
With long-term emissions targets in sight, Singlife is embedding sustainability deeper into its business DNA—balancing regulatory readiness with investment practicality.
As mainland Chinese companies pursue overseas growth, Hong Kong is moving to establish itself as a key hub for captive insurance operations.
Leading Asian insurers are restructuring their investment approaches in response to trade conflicts and policy uncertainty, creating new risk management strategies designed to navigate an increasingly fragmented global economy.
Asian institutional investors are pursuing direct deals and infrastructure debt in digital assets, seeking enhanced returns to navigate market volatility and rising rates.
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Asian life insurers are significantly increasing allocations to private credit despite economic headwinds, citing attractive risk-adjusted returns, diversification benefits and strategic advantages in a complex market environment.
In partnership with Aberdeen Investments
A survey in Q1 2025 of more than 70 investors from 50 leading insurers across the region by AsianInvestor, in collaboration with Aberdeen Investments, reveals different routes to tackling new regimes and planning portfolios in a new investment era.
The insurer, backed by Li Ka-shing's son Richard, said it booked its first-ever net profit in the first quarter, with plans to strengthen its capital position and expand market reach after the planned share sale.
Hong Kong is positioning itself as a market leader for insurance-linked securities (ILS), leveraging its financial infrastructure, regulatory support and connectivity to Mainland China.
