Asia faces mixed fortunes as oil enters a downward-trending cycle—lower prices offer relief to importers but threaten energy producers and investment flows across the region.
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Risk-based capital frameworks across Asia are fundamentally changing how insurance investment teams approach asset allocation, with interest rate challenges and capital efficiency becoming central to investment strategy development.
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From London offices to build-to-rent platforms, Australia's third-largest pension fund has transformed its global property portfolio through thematic investing focused on demographic shifts and technological disruption.
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