High foreign currency hedging costs and rising local interest rates are driving Japanese defined benefit funds back toward domestic bonds, general accounts and active manager restructuring.
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As China’s semiconductor push reshapes allocations, AsianInvestor spoke to experts on how to capture structural alpha, manage yields and navigate valuation gaps.
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Sri Lanka’s largest life insurer is balancing a conservative portfolio with bold expansionary moves.
As bonds risk losing their status as the portfolio’s primary shock absorber, Australia’s second-largest pension fund is repositioning currency at the core of its diversification strategy.
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In partnership with BNP Paribas Asset Management
Geopolitical tension and a Middle East crisis have roiled fixed income markets. Slowing growth, soaring energy costs and fiscal pressures have sent mixed signals. Portfolios seek strategies that dampen volatility while preserving capital and providing flexible, unconstrained diversification, according to BNP Paribas Asset Management.
A senior portfolio manager at Australia's second-largest pension fund warns that a simultaneous selloff in bonds and equities represents the greatest fundamental risk facing investors this year.
Japan’s surging long‑term bond yields and the possibility of a flight out of US treasuries threaten to unsettle markets from Wall Street to Tokyo.
In partnership with L&G Asset Management
With the US economy exhibiting higher inflation and interest rates, dynamic duration management is a powerful – and essential – tool for global bond portfolios, according to L&Gs Ben Bennett, head of investment strategy for Asia, and Ian Hutchinson, head of global bond strategies.
Ping An is boosting portfolio performance through smart bond timing, high-dividend equities and strategic investments in tech and sustainability.
Asset owners are rebalancing their fixed-income portfolios as concerns about the global economy and central bank rate moves loom large.
HDFC Pension CEO highlights strong foreign investment flows following JP Morgan index inclusion despite global market turbulence.
Asia's sustainable bond strategy is evolving beyond simplistic green labels to focus on financially material climate risks and transition finance opportunities, according to industry experts.
