The insurer's hopes of adding sustainable investments is part of a broader regional trend among asset owners as they increasingly incorporate ESG in their investment processes.
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The biggest growth potential lies in equities this year, and Philippine stocks seem especially undervalued, according to a senior executive.
FM Global, which has about $22.5 billion in invested assets at the end of December 2022, is set to raise allocations to Asia, its CIO tells AsianInvestor.
Despite rapid regulatory development of Asia’s ESG ecosystem, the insurance giant still finds a lack of investable green opportunities and available climate data in emerging markets.
The UK insurance giant says driving change in the developing markets of Asia and Africa means having a clear ESG strategy that is based on a just and inclusive transition.
Tradeoffs must be re-assessed amid incoming regulatory changes as well as interest rate uncertainties, insurance executives from Swiss Re, Sun Life International and Manulife said.
A broad spectrum of regulations across Asia’s various markets presents challenges to the focus on sustainability, but they are not impossible to navigate, according to executives at the two insurers.
Uncertainty may be uppermost in investment managers’ minds, but higher interest rates present opportunities, speakers told AsianInvestor’s Insurance Investment Briefing Hong Kong.
Some of the industry's top investment, sustainability and risk executives gathered at the event to discuss topics ranging from the implications of IFRS 17 to the evolving role of the insurance CIO. We present a photo gallery.
Senior executives from two of Asia’s well-known insurers highlight the importance of addressing the net-zero transition's social impacts on emerging markets.
Shifts in regulatory frameworks are demanding an expansion of skillsets beyond asset allocation, senior executives from Sun Life, Swiss Re and Manulife said at AsianInvestor’s Insurance Investment Briefing in Hong Kong.
While Michael Ho has moved away from managing a life insurer, he remains closely connected to the industry through his new role in Singapore.
