The life insurer prioritises balance-sheet stability and market liquidity over yield-chasing, favouring larger bond issues and benchmark tracking through deteriorating return prospects and elevated hedging costs.
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The life insurer positions gold as a long-term portfolio stabiliser rather than a speculative bet, using it to diversify growth assets, hedge currency exposure, and strengthen resilience against macro shocks.
GIC and Brookfield Asset Management struck a binding agreement to acquire National Storage Reit (NSR) for about $2.65 billion; Singapore's bourse has denied reports it may buy Cboe Australia.
The veteran insurance executive is moving on after three years as the Hong Kong insurer's chief investment and ALM officer.
Private capital partnerships are transforming Asia's life and annuity insurance sector as demographics shift toward retirement, and new regulations demand more economic balance sheets.
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Indonesian sovereign wealth fund Danantara plans to cut the number of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) from 1,000 to 200; Indonesian BPJS Ketenagakerjaan (BPJS TK) plans to invest up to 5% of its portfolio overseas.
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund sign a $1bn partnership to fuel GBA expansion; Singapore’s MAS appoints six asset managers to oversee $2.2bn mandate to bolster the local stock market; Indonesian SWF Danantara secures a $1bn multi-currency credit facility from a syndicate of major international banks; and more.
Prudential seeks to balance fiduciary duty with climate goals—ensuring that sustainability strategies reflect regional realities rather than one-size-fits-all standards.
Asian investors are accelerating a push toward private equity secondaries to manage liquidity, rebalance portfolios and capture discounted opportunities.
For the insurer, a liability-driven investment model is the non-negotiable key to navigating everything from AI hype to the unwinding of Japan's central bank holdings.
Cathay Securities Investment Trust is poised to become Taiwan’s largest asset manager as it takes on over NT$7 trillion in investment mandates from Cathay Life.
The insurer, which identified significant potential in the region's less mature but rapidly developing market, is constructing a local portfolio tailored to its balance sheet needs.
