Asia-Pacific: Pensions and Investment News and Analysis
Latest news and analysis of pensions, asset management, regulation and trends in the Asia-Pacific region from our award-winning journalists.
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NewsVarma invests €500m in made-to-measure Japanese low-emission ETF
Finnish pension firm’s listed chief says Varma will carry on creating more sustainability products
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Special ReportTime to understand India
The country has much to offer investors, with impressive GDP growth, an innovative tech industry and soaring consumer demand
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Special ReportPrivate equity in India: growth of a new investment class
Private equity had a faltering start in India, but the market is maturing and offering plenty of opportunity
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Special ReportIndia makes its debut in key government bond index
Their inclusion in the JP Morgan index makes government bonds more accessible to foreign investors
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NewsAP7 divests €100m of largely Chinese oil and coal stocks
Swedish premium pension default provider says coal phase-out is ‘single most important measure to curb climate change’
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Asset Class ReportsThe quest for innovation in sustainable fixed income
Japan’s climate transition bond is the latest in a string of innovative developments in sustainable fixed income
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NewsFirst quarter sees uptick in sustainability bonds
Market represents a lower proportion of wider bond markets, despite recent growth in issuance
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Asset Class ReportsEmerging market equities: investors grapple with peak political risk
As billions of people head to the polls in 2024, how will politics influence flows to emerging market equities?
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FeaturesAn inflection point for India bonds
The impending inclusion of Indian government bonds (IGBs) in JP Morgan’s widely tracked $240bn (€220bn) Govern ment Bond Index-Emerging Markets (GBI-EM) index is seen as a milestone. However, while some asset managers hope it is the beginning of a more open investment culture, others are more circumspect.
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Asset Class ReportsJapanese stock market finally lives up to expectations
Stocks rally, helped by rising inflation and corporate governance reforms
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NewsGRI launches Sustainability Innovation Lab with IFRS Foundation support
New hub aims to support reporting using GRI standards and ISSB standards
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Opinion PiecesAustralian super funds expand their global footprint
With billions of dollars flowing into its treasury each year, Australia’s largest industry super fund, AustralianSuper, is finding that it is rapidly outgrowing its own backyard.
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Special ReportSumitomo Mitsui Trust's Yoshio Hishida on Japan's unique position to attract investment
Yoshio Hishida, CEO of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management, one of Japan’s largest investment managers, talks to Christopher Walker about his company’s focus on retail and attracting international capital
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Special ReportAsia Investment - Special Report
In this month’s special report on Asia, IPE’s private markets editor Lauren Mills analyses why global institutional investors are setting their sights on Asia. The combination of strong fundamentals and a lack of correlation with the European and North American economies make the region’s private assets particularly attractive. Investors are particularly hungry for infrastructure assets as well as the region’s fast-growing digital infrastructure.
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Special ReportHow investors are positioned to capitalise in APAC private markets
Strong fundamentals and a lack of correlation with western markets make the region particularly attractive
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Special ReportInvestors take a cautious asset allocation path on Asia
Investing in the region is far from straightforward, with benchmarking particularly tricky
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Opinion PiecesConcerns over plans for Australian super funds to provide advice
In what some see as a controversial move, Australia’s Labor government under prime minister Anthony Albanese has reformed the nation’s financial advice industry, opening the door for industry superannuation funds to offer financial advice to millions of members.
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NewsNorway’s SWF criticises Japan’s new M&A guidelines
NBIM says “unclear” rules around corporate valuations could let boards reject takeover bids without challenge
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Opinion PiecesLetter from Australia: Retail funds lured by private markets
Australia’s retail funds are trying to navigate the unfamiliar terrain of private markets as they seek to lift their performance.
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Opinion PiecesAustralia: volatility stirs valuations debate
As a disconnect in the valuation of listed and unlisted assets widens in today’s volatile markets, the torchlight is again being trained on Australia’s guardians of retirement savings.
