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Rising natural disaster losses back climate change calls
Asia-Pacific insurance gap high compared with rest of world, greater insurance density a plus
Tom King 12 Jan 2022

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Cathay Securities Investment Trust
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Singapore task force consults on green and transition taxonomy
A task force convened by the Monetary Authority of Singapore has published the second version of its green and transition taxonomy. The document, which builds on the earlier taxonomy proposed by the Green Finance Industry Taskforce (GFIT) in January 2021, details threshol
Asset Management / Wealth Management
Global bond ETF assets forecast to hit US$5 trillion by 2030
Global bond exchange-traded funds (ETFs), though operating in the most challenging fixed-income market in decades, will triple their assets under management to US$5 trillion by 2030, according to BlackRock.
Asset Management / Treasury & Capital Markets / Wealth Management
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Asset Management / Wealth Management
Azalea launches PE bonds for retail investors
Temasek-backed Azalea Investment Management has launched Astrea 7 retail bonds for public subscription in Singapore. The private-equity offering comprises S$280 million (US$202 million) of Class A-1 bonds at a fixed interest rate of 4.125% per annum, and US$100 million of Class B bonds at a fixed interest rate of 6% per annum.
Asset Management / TechTalk / Wealth Management
Crypto turns into a portfolio kryptonite
The recent collapse of the Terra stablecoin and its associated token Luna highlights the risks of investing in cryptocurrency. Investments worth billions of dollars were wiped out almost overnight after the algorithmic system supporting the crypto pair crumbled. For PGIM, the investment management business of Prudential Financial, the latest blow to crypto investing supports its view that cryptocurrency is a “portfolio kryptonite” that offers little benefit to an institutional investor while adding considerable volatility and risk.