Australia

Swiss Re appoints Australia and New Zealand CEO; AustralianSuper names Australian equities co-heads; ASX CFO steps down; and more.

The asset class cannot be treated as a monolith, as there are critical distinctions across global infrastructure, regional dynamics and liquidity structures, says Simon La Greca.

GIC makes $30bn hedge fund push; HSBC sells $2bn insurance unit to Allianz; La Caisse commits $231 million to Go Farm; and more.

Target allocations to defence have stalled due to ESG mandates, illiquidity and scarcity of scaled assets.

Driven by government backing and rising net-zero targets, investors are elevating forestry to a core asset class by pairing commercial timber revenue with carbon credit yields to shield portfolios against market uncertainty.

Legalsuper names CIO; Sun Life taps AI lead; Tower Insurance hires CFO; and more.

Oman Investment Authority's Future Fund announces projects worth $1.74bn; KWAP seeks recovery from eFishery fraud; Malaysian state Sabah mulls sovereign wealth fund; and more.

Korea's Teachers' Pension names CIO; GPF hires new secretary general; Mercer Super CEO steps down; NGS Super appoints strategy head; and more.

South Korea's SWF KIC opens an office in Tokyo; Danantara merges four asset managers; CEFC backs Tasmania forestry deal; and more.

TCorp CIO to step down; OTTP appoints infrastructure and natural resources lead; QBE Australia Pacific CEO to retire; and more.

QBE takes full control of India's Raheja QBE general insurer; Korea plans new investment fund using tax windfall from AI; Mubadala opens $25bn credit business to outside Investors; and more.

NZ Super appoints private equity chief; Capital Group names Europe and APAC ETFs head; Antin Infrastructure expands investor relations team; and more.