Asset Owners

Dinesh Hinduja Family Office’s Jai Rupani highlights geopolitical risk, AI acceleration and relevance-led manager access as critical forces shaping long-term strategy.

Some 40% of the region's asset owners plan to increase their allocations to private assets over the next year, with private credit and growth equity emerging as preferred strategies.

Singapore's GIC partners with large institutional investors to acquire German property tech firm Techem for $7.8 billion; Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional eyes $500 million bond sale.

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).

Malaysia's SWF Khazanah Nasional explores cross-border partnerships with France and Italy; ICICI Prudential Asset Management seeks IPO approval in India, and more.

Fixed-income assets and active portfolio strategies are in favour as managers reassess their priorities, Invesco says.

One of the Southeast Asian nation's two sovereign wealth funds, INA has added critical minerals as well as food and agriculture to its portfolio.

Mumbai-based single family office Artha India Ventures is bucking the trend of spray-and-pray investing with a disciplined approach that doubles down on real businesses over hype-fuelled startups.

Zurich promotes Jim Qin to Hong Kong insurance head; Clifford Capital taps Schroders' Lily Choh as CEO; HSBC ropes in new Bermuda insurance CEO from Sun Life; Hines makes senior promotion in Singapore; and more.

The $200 million initiative aims to draw investment for projects including energy storage, e-fuels, smart mobility, renewables and green data centres.

Even as sectors like aviation slow a global energy transition drive, the Singapore state investor is upping sustainable living investment in its $324 billion portfolio.

Global institutions are trimming their Greater China exposure, managing low-probability conflict risks on the back of souring relations between Beijing and Taipei.