APRA executive director steps down; ART names two new board directors; Ares Management hires new managing director; NGS Super appoints currency and commodities portfolio manager; and more.
Tangency Capital secures a $100 million–$300 million insurance-linked securities (ILS) mandate from Funds SA; Indonesian sovereign wealth fund Danantara announces plans to launch five downstream projects worth $6 billion; and more.
Temasek joins $8.4bn Clearwater Analytics takeover; Trian Fund Management and other global investors to drive $7.4bn Janus Henderson buyout; Japan's Amova to take full control of AHAM in $575m deal.
GIC and Brookfield Asset Management struck a binding agreement to acquire National Storage Reit (NSR) for about $2.65 billion; Singapore's bourse has denied reports it may buy Cboe Australia.
Indonesian sovereign wealth fund Danantara plans to cut the number of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) from 1,000 to 200; Indonesian BPJS Ketenagakerjaan (BPJS TK) plans to invest up to 5% of its portfolio overseas.
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund sign a $1bn partnership to fuel GBA expansion; Singapore’s MAS appoints six asset managers to oversee $2.2bn mandate to bolster the local stock market; Indonesian SWF Danantara secures a $1bn multi-currency credit facility from a syndicate of major international banks; and more.
JP Morgan Asset Management's latest research suggests a 30% allocation to alternatives can elevate a traditional 60/40 portfolio, boosting its projected return to 6.9% while building resilience against rate volatility.
Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund becomes lead investor in a $91m funding round for Infravision; Japan's GPIF reports a 5.52% return for Q2; Canada's OTPP is set to shut down its Asia real estate team; and more.
Indonesian sovereign wealth fund Danantara lodges $1 billion bid for land near Mecca's Grand Mosque; Kazakhstan plans a $500m-1bn crypto reserve fund; Future Fund and QIC become full owners of clean energy developer Tilt; and more.
Australian SWF's value has grown to A$261bn ($171bn) since its establishment in 2006; Canada's pension fund OMERS will dismiss its entire Asia buyout team as part of a strategic reassessment of its private equity operations; Singapore's GIC is reportedly seeking to sell up to $1bn of its private equity funds' holdings; and more.
Temasek-backed Seviora Holdings and Azalea Investment Management have partnered with Korea’s Samsung Securities to expand Korean investor access to global private markets; Japan’s Dai-ichi Life Insurance has invested 100 million yen in CraftBank.