Asia Pacific

  • APAC Weekly - Australia heads towards potential sudden 'overinsurance'

    03 February 2026

    At various levels, governments and communities are exploring new avenues to cover property

  • Mercuries Life announces second interim CIO

    02 February 2026

    President was filling CIO role temporarily

  • Fubon Life picks Iconiq Strategic Management as VC tech outsourcing partner

    02 February 2026

    Blackstone, Pinegrove and Battery Partners also recently selected by lifer

  • Shin Kong Life adopts new FX valuation freedoms in Taiwan

    02 February 2026

    FSC extended new valuation option after lifers' FX woes last May

  • China's RMB 37trn fund management behemoth

    02 February 2026

    Regulator's urgings for insurers to back equities yield results

  • Fubon group manager gets nod for fund buying cryptocurrency ETFs

    02 February 2026

    Fundraising is expected to begin in June

  • Schroders Greencoat signs MoU with China-based battery-maker for European platform

    30 January 2026

    Collaboration aims to support the potential development of up to 10GWh of renewable energy storage capacity

  • Fitch predicts cull of investment risk in South Korea ahead of core ratio proposed from 2027

    29 January 2026

    FSC revealed plans for new ratio this month

  • Cathay Life invests $50m in KKR infrastructure fund

    28 January 2026

    Lifer also now using new FX-related accounting provision

  • M&G's impact manager to invest up to $25m in Indian wastewater firm

    28 January 2026

    Roserve Enviro designs, builds and operates decentralised wastewater recycling and desalination systems

  • AllianzGI Indonesia signs management mandate with Allianz Life Indonesia

    28 January 2026

    Affiliate will manage several investment-linked insurance product portfolios

  • Comment - Climate change widening social divide, and Jannick Sinner's 'yips', Downunder

    28 January 2026

    Insurance is becoming Australia's great social divider - and risk-leveller

  • Meiji Yasuda Life's Future Co-Creation fund backs local healthcare-related start-up

    28 January 2026

    Contrea creates information to help patients understand healthcare advice

  • APAC Weekly - Is it wise to 'sunset' national natcat re/insurance pools?

    27 January 2026

    The UK has a date to hibernate Flood Re. Australia's insurers suggest the Cyclone Reinsurance Pool might follow suit

  • Fraud worth JPY 3bn by ex-employees found at Prudential Holdings of Japan units

    23 January 2026

    Some of the alleged fraud involved crypto, property and PE investing

  • Chart of the Week - Buoyant markets predicted in APAC, having navigated 2025's storms

    23 January 2026

    Manulife IM has delivered a fairly upbeat outlook across asset classes in APAC for 2026, despite stiff geopolitical headwinds