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AIA Thailand, a unit of Hong Kong-based insurer AIA Group Ltd, has set up an investment management subsidiary with 847 billion baht (US$27.30 billion) of assets.

AIA Thailand sets up 847 billion baht asset management unit, report says

August 14, 2020

China’s infrastructure REIT rules seen to boost new economy firms

August 14, 2020

Real Estate: The first batch of infrastructure REITs in China may be linked to single assets

Korea Post opens bids for 200 billion won private equity mandate

August 14, 2020

Government Funds: Korea Post will hire two managers for the mandate, which will be structured as a blind pool fund

Taiwan life insurers’ record profits may not last, analysts say

August 13, 2020

Insurance: Taiwan’s top six life insurers register record high monthly combined profits of NT$40.3 billion in July

BlackRock sees institutional investors help expand global bond ETF assets to at least $2 trillion by 2024

August 13, 2020

Interview: BlackRock says rising Asian demand for bond ETFs is partly driven by institutional investors

Indonesian fintech firm Fundtastic buys mutual fund portal Invisee, report says

August 13, 2020

Market Presence: The acquisition allows Fundtastic to directly offer its customers the mutual funds that are sold by Invisee

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August 2020 VOL.25 NO.8

Member choice isn’t much of a choice

The saga of Japan’s bandit grannies looks at first like a summer silly story, but the underlying issues are far more sobering. One of the world’s richest economies simply cannot provide adequate retirement incomes for its “golden agers”, who are finding prison preferable to grim existences on paltry pensions.

ESG gains new interest in Taiwan

Taiwanese institutional investors have been actively rebalancing their fixed income portfolios to take advantage of fluctuating asset prices in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, according to PineBridge Taiwan Chief Investment Officer Steven Huang.

A new financial hub

The Greater Bay Area is emerging as a new financial hub in China as Beijing looks to attract more international capital into wealth management and other financial investments in the area through a number of cross-border initiatives.

How to win in tough times

It’s an understatement to say these are challenging times. The hope that dawned with 2020 has given way to angst as the coronavirus crisis drives a global economic slump, job losses mount, and volatility becomes the name of the game in financial markets.

Choppy waters

Market volatility has disrupted the performance of Taiwan’s major pension funds, including those supervised by the Bureau of Labor Funds (BLF) and their mandate outsourcing plans. They are now shifting their portfolios from stocks to bonds and alternative investments to help offset volatility risks.

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