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Future Fund initiates CEO search; Taikang Insurance Group rejigs senior leadership; and more.

As people across developed Asia Pacific live longer, healthier and more independent lives, senior living is beginning to look less like a niche care category and more like a serious real estate opportunity, says M&G's Regina Lim.

Australia's SWF attributed its performance to long-term portfolio diversification and active risk management, although the earnings news was closely followed by Raphael Arndt's announcement of his imminent departure.

Kazakhstan fund preps bond roadshow; Malaysia PM orders probe into Khazanah investment arm; NFRA greenlights Hong Kong ETFs for insurers; Korea's NPS launches 30-person hiring drive; and more.

GIC names head of sustainability; HESTA bolsters risk and finance teams; AIG reshuffles Greater China leadership; and more.

La Caisse has teamed up with agricultural investor Go.Farm on a $234 million platform for irrigated permanent crops, tapping surging demand for Australian farmland.

Despite regulatory advancements aimed at strengthening ESG frameworks, sustainable investment across Asia Pacific (Apac) endured heavy outflows in the second quarter (Q2) of 2026, according to a report by Morningstar.

Expectations around member outcomes, performance, governance and competition from ETFs place a heavy burden on smaller funds in Australia.

While the US remains the commercial benchmark, Asia’s ecosystems are rapidly scaling, anchored by state-backed funds, regulatory reforms and sovereign ambitions.

Regulator ASIC is stepping up scrutiny of private credit following rising defaults, valuation uncertainty and redemption pressures in markets like the US and Europe.

Danantara to acquire a stake in Indonesia Stock Exchange; PIF ramps up privatisation drive; GIC and Macquarie partner with Anthropic on US data centre platform; Singapore mulls $500m fund to climate-proof food system; and more.

Regional assets climbed 14% quarter-on-quarter to $2.7 trillion in the second quarter (Q2) of the year, yet net outflows totaled $63 billion, driven largely by China and Japan, according to a report by Morningstar.