Life insurers face a dual challenge: geopolitical instability and sweeping regulatory reforms. Leading CIOs advocate benchmark adherence during volatility while strengthening cross-departmental integration.
Event Highlights
Private credit markets in the US and Europe show signs of overheating, while Asia offers a less saturated, more insulated alternative—but navigating it demands an in-depth understanding according to industry experts.
Private credit markets are pricing risk at historically low levels despite increasing uncertainty. Leading asset managers point to several overlooked warning signals that could spell trouble for unprepared investors.
Leading insurers grapple with policy unpredictability, shifting market dynamics, and long-term positioning as Trump's second term creates new geopolitical realities, with China advocating a decade-long perspective.
The insurer is implementing localised AI models to enhance investment decisions, with CIO John Zheng highlighting how this approach addresses the negative spread between 30-year bond yields and insurance liability promises.
Mid-tier accounting firms and unicorn financing are creating new opportunities for private credit investors as China reforms its property sector.
The setup of Singapore Institute of Technology's endowment reveals how education, risk visualisation and stakeholder management have been crucial to building a healthy institutional portfolio.
Thailand's largest insurer seeks regulatory support for private credit investment while balancing active-passive strategies in an evolving institutional landscape.
The Singapore Institute of Technology endowment’s investment chief shares how skipping traditional conservative approaches and embracing sophistication from the outset can yield superior outcomes.
As dollar dominance wanes, Bangladesh Bank is adopting technologies in reserve management. Meanwhile, regional investors adapt to growing complexity across the Asian financial landscape.
While both entities emphasise the importance of lasting partnerships, APG demonstrates how institutional investors can combine traditional relationships with innovative platforms.
CDPQ, PFJC and other investment industry experts weigh in on how they search for opportunities for diversification and returns even as global attention stays locked on the remarkable US elections outcome.
