Hugo Cox

Risk and complexity are blocking allocations to the region, according to a recent Preqin report.

Energy transition investing and net-zero commitments are lower in the region, according to a global survey of asset owners and their representatives.

A surge of recent data centre deals is good news for institutional investors in APAC -- a region where the sector suffers from fragmentation and a shortage of supply.

Indonesia Investment Authority has flagged interest in partnerships, following a new fund co-launched by Microsoft that is seeking to unlock $100 billion of investments.

Japan is benefitting from the region’s recovering real estate allocations, attracting residential and logistics allocations from institutional investors. Can it last?

The new vehicle, co-launched by Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund to unlock $100 billion for data centre and AI-infrastructure deals, offers a new allocation opportunity for institutional investors.

As asset managers curb support for shareholder votes, a debate rages between investors' fiduciary responsibilities and pursuing sustainability goals.

Singapore's fourth-largest insurer, Income Insurance, has deployed millions of dollars in private credit recently. There are plans to commit more even as the company faces acquisition by German giant Allianz.

Norges Bank Investment Management is working with its 9,000 investees to improve reporting under the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures.

Support by the world’s leading investment managers on ESG votes tabled by APAC shareholders is waning, which is piling pressure on other institutional investors to take the lead.

Despite falling flows across the Asia Pacific region, institutional investor allocations to Australia's real estate market have increased by $1.16 billion in Q2 year-on-year, to $6 billion.

Following the sector's record first-quarter flows, flows fell 39% year-on-year in the second quarter, according to the latest data.