Insurance Companies

The institution's $133bn investment management unit has appointed a former head of alternatives from Singapore's NTUC Income to the newly created role.

As GPs ramp up their efforts globally to raise capital from insurance firms, Asia presents particular challenges in this regard.

Asset managers wanting to raise more capital from insurers in Asia need to raise their game, say insurance executives, as the region presents particular hurdles.

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The private equity giant is understood to be aiming to raise more capital from insurers as they seek bigger allocations to private markets.

The growing differentiation between countries, regions and asset classes is both a point of attention and a source of opportunities, says Isabelle Scemama.

MEAG MUNICH ERGO, the asset management arm of European insurer, would rather see one good co-investment opportunity than be shown multiple bad ones, says head of PE and co-investments Gregory Schmitt.

Its third-party offerings could include co-investments and SMAs, Amy Cho, head of Asia-Pacific and chief executive of M&G Investments Singapore, tells PEI.

APRA will soon publish a review into how superfunds value unlisted assets, with ASIC supporting the work as it considers systemic risk to the wider financial system.