Australia

In this new edition of our quick-fire Q&A, AsianInvestor catches up with Andrew Francis, CEO of RQI Investors.

It has been a disappointing few years for alpha strategies on the ASX. With the market dominated by large superannuation funds increasingly favouring passive investment, what does this mean for active management?

Bhutan taps 3iQ to manage Bitcoin reserves; Vantage weighs $2bn Malaysia data centre sale; Perpetual rejects EQT's latest $1.78bn bid; and more.

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.