ESG

Germany's nuclear waste fund is steadily increasing its exposure to Asia, but its ultra-long investment horizon brings its own set of challenges.

In an exclusive interview with AsianInvestor, the sovereign investor's chief talked about how the fund is responding to heightened global risks and the challenges of AI.

As a strengthening El Niño approaches, sovereign debt investors must look beyond headline weather predictions and evaluate how physical climate shocks transmit through local economies, policy responses and market valuations, says T. Rowe Price's Tongai Kunorubwe.

Facing volatility and complex global regulations, investors are adapting their strategies through international diversification, private credit investments and next-gen priorities like ESG.

The region's pensions boosted their share of the world’s largest retirement pools to 45.5% in 2025, with assets climbing from 22.5%.

The National Pension Service is expanding its responsible investment framework into private equity, real estate and infrastructure.

Demand signals from pension pools and insurers are key to unlocking Asia’s transition finance market as allocators move beyond niche ESG strategies towards comprehensive portfolio decarbonisation.

High foreign currency hedging costs and rising local interest rates are driving Japanese defined benefit funds back toward domestic bonds, general accounts and active manager restructuring.

Bureau of Labor Funds executive talks to AsianInvestor about the thinking behind its climate transition mandate.

La Caisse has teamed up with agricultural investor Go.Farm on a $234 million platform for irrigated permanent crops, tapping surging demand for Australian farmland.

Despite regulatory advancements aimed at strengthening ESG frameworks, sustainable investment across Asia Pacific (Apac) endured heavy outflows in the second quarter (Q2) of 2026, according to a report by Morningstar.

The sovereign wealth fund (SWF) said that shifting policy landscapes and accelerating physical climate risks are forcing global investors to urgently adapt their core frameworks.