Hugo Cox

Engagement on ESG votes tabled by APAC shareholders by the world's leading investment managers is waning, and piling pressure on other institutional investors to take the lead on this front.

A London fashion designer braved storms and cold snaps to create a family home in the south of France

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

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.

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

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

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

A senior executive at Singapore's fourth-largest insurer has said the sector's rapid growth is leading to less rigorous analysis among some managers.

PensionDanmark is stepping up pressure on Japan and South Korea to eliminate coal power by 2030, while taking a more lenient approach towards Asia's emerging markets who need more time to balance clean energy transition with their power needs.

Moving to a hybrid hospitality model helped the property business adapt during the pandemic and beyond