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Japan's GPIF partners Saudi-based multilateral bank to promote Islamic green bonds

Japan's GPIF partners Saudi-based multilateral bank to promote Islamic green bonds

Dec 10, 2019

Bonds seen unlikely to offer big capital gains in 2020

Dec 10, 2019

Interview: Western Asset Management’s Desmond Soon sees bright spots in local currency bonds in India, Indonesia and the Philippines

Malaysia fund management industry assets close at record high in October

Dec 9, 2019

Investments: Improved investor sentiment lift stocks, driving overall assets up 1.29% month-on-month to 822.44 billion ringgit

PE Panorama: The bells are tolling

Dec 9, 2019

Private Equity: Report calls time on the equity class’s beanfeast

China's Ping An jointly invests US$70 million in Indian auto tech firm

Dec 9, 2019

Market Access: CarDekho Group raises the money from Ping An, Hillhouse Capital and Sequoia Capital in its latest fundraising round

Malaysia lawmakers pass bill allowing husbands to transfer EPF contributions to wives

Dec 6, 2019

Pensions: It gives EPF the right to prevent employers from leaving the country until they have settled outstanding dues

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December 2019 - Jaunary 2020 VOL.24/25 NO.12/1

Alternatives to the fore

Alternative or non-mainstream investments such as real estate, hedge funds, infrastructure and private equity have been gaining traction among pension funds, sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) and other large institutional investors in recent years

Algo's got rhythm

Institutional investors who are traditionally conservative, such as pension funds, are now exploring allocating a larger portion of their assets under management to alternative or non-traditional investments

A looming test

Asia has emerged as an economic powerhouse over the past couple of decades as its fast-growing economies open up immense opportunities for investors

New electricity, new oil

The CFA Institute recently published a report that explains how investment managers are beginning to use artificial intelligence (AI) and big data as part of their day-to-day work. Many industry heavyweights have dubbed AI as the “new electricity”

Power + deep pockets

Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) are a much-debated category of institutional investor. The debate sometimes stretches the definition of an SWF to include very large pension funds or sub-sovereign funds such as South Korea’s National Pension Service or the Alabama Trust Fund

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