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ASI appoints first head of Japanese real estate
09 August 2019Hidetoshi Ono appointed as regulators give green light to expansion plans
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Manulife IM appoint managing director for China
05 June 2019Ernest Yeung to take charge institutional, retirement and retail investment offerings for Chinese market
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Hong Kong’s insurers gearing up for risk-based capital
31 May 2019In Hong Kong, local stakeholders tell Vincent Huck how they are getting ready for a risk-based capital regime which will require them to put in place ALM strategies and define their investment risk appetite.
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Axa IM and LGIM join SASB advisory body
23 May 2019Axa and Legal & General investment affiliates to advise on sustainable accounting practices
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Manulife brings asset management activities under global brand
08 May 2019Manulife Investment Management to manage combined $837bn of institutional, retail and retirement assets
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Asset risk: biggest risk for Asian insurers
02 May 2019With a lack of domestic long dated assets to match their long-term liabilities and some restrictions on overseas investments, Asian insurers’ biggest risk exposure comes from their investments. In Hong Kong, Vincent Huck meets with regional and local stakeholders to understand how they are coping and their expectations for the upcoming changes in regulations.
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Investors’ engagement results in Equinor’s climate change commitments
25 April 2019Storebrand’s asset management unit part of investor group leading engagement process
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Eastspring Malaysia appoints CEO for Islamic asset management unit
15 April 2019Khadijah Sairah Ibrahim will look after the 3.7bn ringgit assets of Eastspring Al-Wara Investments Berhad
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Investor pressure forces Glencore’s hand on coal
21 February 2019Mining giant commits to limit coal production in response to insurer-backed coalition
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PRI to make TCFD reporting mandatory
19 February 2019Signatories to responsible investing principles will be required to report, but not disclose, a number of financially relevant climate indicators