Asia Pacific

  • Japan Post Insurance plans further $1bn EM outsourcing, and stake-building with Ashmore

    02 April 2026

    Delegations will involve EM funds, stocks and bonds

  • Experts turn to typhoons, and rock band amplifiers, to describe degrees of market stress

    02 April 2026

    Suddenly, the VIX index seems oh so very quaint a way to gauge investor tumult and fear

  • Australia's actuaries warned of "material constraint" of annuity writers' access to infra and US private markets

    01 April 2026

    Actuaries Institute's feedback on now-finalised capital framework changes was published this week

  • Manulife unit completes M&A of Schroders in Indonesia to make IDR 177trn group

    01 April 2026

    Deal cements PT Manulife Aset Manajemen Indonesia's leading position in country

  • APAC Weekly: Insurers' healthy outlook at a new dawn for regulations in Japan

    31 March 2026

    Investment reshuffles have played their part in strong solvency buffers, as industry moves to economic value-based solvency rules

  • Chinese insurance AM association warns of fund liquidity, redemption and "structural complexity" risks

    31 March 2026

    Chinese association publishes risk guide for insurance AM products

  • APRA finalises capital framework revisions for Australia's annuity writers

    31 March 2026

    Regulator acknowledges getting mixed feedback on topics around backing assets

  • Insurers back neural processing unit developer Rebellions in South Korea

    31 March 2026

    Mirae Asset said to be among backers in KRW 600bn direct equity injection

  • Asahi Life makes 10-year green loan to local bank

    30 March 2026

    Peers are adopting asset-owner principles, and using renewable power in investment properties

  • Ping An details $500m bullion holding in investment portfolio in 2025

    30 March 2026

    Chinese group added to equities while trimming bonds last year

  • MSIG Asia makes strategic investment in regional travel Insurtech developer

    26 March 2026

    MS&AD plans expanding travel cover underwriting in Asia

  • Taiwan lifers could withstand 15% Middle East impairment, says S&P Global unit

    25 March 2026

    Good yields and diversification mean 4.1% of sector's invested assets are there

  • APAC Weekly - AIA and the Pru reveal details on private credit and outsourcing

    24 March 2026

    Private assets were a key focus in analysts' grilling of executives at AIA's full-year results

  • AIA's CIO spells out key elements in delegation relationships for private credit

    23 March 2026

    Outsourcing extends beyond US managers, Mark Konyn explains

  • Tokio Marine AM says alt AM fund volatility may persist amid AI market disruption

    23 March 2026

    Fund's NAV fell below 80% of its starting value by mid-March

  • Dai-ichi Life pumps more into Tokyo's climate transition bonds

    23 March 2026

    Japanese lifer invests in 10-year local climate transition government bond