Insurance Companies

Insight into the wants and needs of some of East Asia's biggest institutional investors. Plus: notes from Investec's recent roundtable; and an Ardian to Ambienta personnel move. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

The investor has hired a successor to Don Guo to oversee its $150bn asset portfolio.

Singapore-based Don Guo is leaving nearly three years overseeing the group’s $150bn investment portfolio.

The move by the asset management giant, which has around $603bn in insurance AUM, reflects a global trend among GPs.

Speaking at PEI's Women in Private Markets Summit, representatives from investors including NYCRS expressed caution about the rise of CVs on CVs, saying such practice could make GPs appear 'desperate'.

Investors believe uncertainty caused by US President Donald Trump's tariff policies could postpone a thaw in exit markets, compounding existing fundraising challenges.

Pierre-Emmanuel Brard's hire is part of Blackstone's global push to raise more capital from insurers, PEI learns.

Advice on what GPs and LPs should be considering in light of "Liberation Day". Plus: novel approaches to continuation funds, and Hamilton Lane's low-ticket evergreen fund. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

Global CIO William Chan tells PEI how the $130bn insurer picks GPs, its selection criteria for continuation vehicles and why it is wary of semi-liquid funds.

In this eight-minute video, the asset management arm of European insurer Munich Re's Gregory Schmitt discusses what he looks for in a GP and how his team treats co-investment opportunities.