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Guided by a "keep calm and be cool" philosophy, the pension fund is leaning into market volatility with a decision to raise its equity holdings from 40% to 50% and its global exposure from 60% to 70%, reflecting a disciplined long-term vision over short-term reactions.

Korea Venture Investment Corp. is drawing deeper interest from pension funds, policy lenders and corporates as allocators diversify into venture capital, encouraged by steady returns and a maturing startup ecosystem.

Export Finance Australia (EFA) will provide up to $175 million for IFM Investors’ private credit capabilities to partner with businesses in fast-growing region.

Canadian pension fund La Caisse is seeking infrastructure, credit and real estate investment in Asia Pacific; Abu Dhabi's SWF ADQ is aiming to secure a $4 billion syndicated loan from Greater China banks; China's basic pension insurance fund doubles its assets; and more.

The $1.65 trillion Government Pension Investment Fund slipped behind Norway in rankings of the world's 300 biggest funds, which account for nearly 42% of pension assets globally.

Institutional investors from Singapore, Qatar and Canada are backing a $13 billion Series F fundraising round for the AI platform Anthropic; Temasek is set to make a minority investment in Nuveen's private credit arm; AustralianSuper to keep US Treasury holdings; and more.

John Livanas says the 80,000 member closed-end superannuation fund has to be managed "in a very different way'.

Prime Super appoints Alex Proimos as the manager of investment strategy; The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank makes two director hires; L&G taps former UBS AM exec as head of institutional sales for Greater China, and more.

Retirees will lose if pension fund operators succumb to pressure to keep more investment on the home front, warns a former CIO of Korea’s Public Officials Benefits Association (POBA).

Korean pension funds must accelerate overseas investments, particularly in alternative assets, to counter demographic pressures and ensure sustainable returns, says former POBA chief investment officer Jang Dong-hun.

Australia's largest pension fund is ramping up its global expansion through three key investment pillars: private markets, international equities, and digital infrastructure.

Asia's robust economic backdrop is driving Asia-Pacific asset owners to increase allocations to the region's fixed income markets as a source of stable returns, a new State Street Global Advisors survey finds.