Korea's sovereign wealth fund plans takes steps on voting rights in portfolio companies; Malaysia's EPF's investment income for 2022 drops from a year ago; Australian pension fund questions manager investment in India's Adani Group; and more.
Two Australian superannuation funds exploring merger; FWD takes stake in Malaysian life insurer; Hong Kong Investment Corporation gets board members; and more.
HKEX names structured products head; Vanguard Super chief steps down; FWD names new Singapore CEO; GAM Investments adds to Asian equities team; CBRE IM hires APAC logistics head; and more.
The former group CIO of Richard Li-owned Pacific Century Group and insurer FWD has joined an alternatives manager to expand its insurance solutions business.
Philippines' Social Security System gets new CEO; FWD taps risk chief from Axa; KIC makes changes to investment teams; Eastspring hires UOB veteran; Temasek, Future Fund execs join GPCA board; and more.
Korean Teachers’ Credit Union has signed a second real estate partnership agreement with a Californian counterpart; Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund backs third fund in series focused on Australian logistics assets; the investment firm that manages part of Alibaba co-founder's fortune is retreating from US stocks as it increasingly focuses on private markets.
Ashley Alder to leave the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission before his tenure ends; FWD Group appoints new chair; Chubb Life names president of life insurance operations in Korea; Troy Rieck of LGIASuper relocates to the UAE to become the CIO for the Emirates Investment Authority; UniSuper revamps investment team; BNP Paribas AM names new Singapore CEO; and more
AIA Sri Lanka names Chathuri Munaweera as its first female CEO as Nikhil Advani takes up top position at AIA Thailand; Former HK finance secretary John Tsang joins fintech advisory committee; Fidelity International promotes Victoria Mio to head of equity research for Asia Pacific; Sectoral AM hires regional director from Nikko AM; and more.
The insurer is turning to private equity as part of a search for more investment diversification and yield, says Hong Kong CIO Jethro Goodchild. Infrastructure debt is also gaining appeal.
Hong Kong tycoon Richard Li's Pacific Century Group conglomerate has moved Paul Carrett from life insurance subsidiary FWD to become chief investment officer of its operation.
Life insurance firms in the country look set to allocate more assets into local fixed-income rather than venture overseas, even as more foreign players buy local players.
The Hong Kong-based insurer has hired from rival Generali to fill the newly created role, having rapidly expanded its investment portfolio with several recent acquisitions.