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- May 7 2019
Appetite for asset outsourcing in Asia increasing
Goldman Sachs survey of CIOs and CFOs suggests asset managers in the region will benefit.
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- April 24 2019
Japan’s life majors take diverging investment bets
Nippon Life and Dai-ichi Life have differing outlooks on future growth.
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- April 17 2019
Institutional Asset Management Awards 2019: The winners
The winners' list for this year’s awards for asset managers servicing insurers in Asia.
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- April 9 2019
Troubled Anbang sells Korean asset managers
State-controlled Chinese giant has sold assets to Korea's Woori Financial Group.
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- April 5 2019
Putting Chinese bonds on the menu
Insurance portfolios are excited by the potential returns and diversification benefits that are available.
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- April 1 2019
QBE to curtail thermal coal risks by 2030
Australian firm is the latest insurance firm to plan to stop underwriting coal.
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- March 19 2019
Japan Post ramps up ESG equity investments
The Japanese company is looking to help meet UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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- March 14 2019
Zurich’s portfolio avoids 3.4m tons of CO2
The Swiss insurer has been monitoring its green investments with BlackRock.
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- February 11 2019
China’s insurance assets climb to US$2.73 trillion
Build-up of assets shows the importance of insurance to a slowing economy.
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- February 8 2019
Expect a volatile Year of the Pig?
High levels of volatility, as seen at the end of last year, would mean more bad news for insurers’ investment books.
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- December 27 2018
China Taiping to promote Shanghai as research hub
Insurer signs agreement to promote training and data in the Chinese city.
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- December 5 2018
Japan’s insurers on hunt for foreign purchases, says Fitch
Overseas acquisitions will continue next year as part of an effort to diversify from the saturated domestic market.
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- November 23 2018
Anbang seeks exit from US luxury hotel chain
Troubled Chinese insurer is seeking to sell Strategic Hotels & Resorts.
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- October 16 2018
Ping An to increase overseas investments
The Chinese insurer is looking for investments in financial technology and digital health.
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- September 24 2018
Insurers ready to increase risk exposure
Investment returns continue to be a key driver of insurers’ profitability, says BlackRock study.
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- August 27 2018
State Street names Asia Pacific insurance head
Kamal Jandu is tasked with defining and executing its regional insurance services strategy.
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- August 9 2018
Munich Re to quit coal-related investments
It will limit investments in companies that derive more than 30% of their business from burning coal.
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- July 16 2018
China’s Sunshine Insurance joins funding round for Lionbridge
Investment arm Riverhead Capital is funding the leasing services and leasing asset management specialist.
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- June 20 2018
Taiwan to raise overseas investment quota
The country's financial regulator may increase the quota for local insurers that invest in innovative domestic industries.
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- June 15 2018
Fed hike offers mixed blessing
Rising rates benefit dollar bond investors in the long run but signal growing policy divergence in Asia.
