Rising living costs are weakening financial resilience and leaving households less prepared for the future, according to Sun Life Singapore Financial Resilience Index.
Oil crisis precipitated by the US-Iran War has hurt global growth prospects and has led to lowering of 2026 forecast for global growth by 0.2pp to 2.4%, according to Fitch's Global Economic Outlook June 2026.
Nippon Life Insurance Company has partnered with Blackstone in a comprehensive strategic partnership aimed at strengthening its investment capabilities in private credit and real estate. Under the memorandum of understanding, Blackstone will provide investment management services as Nippon Life seeks to enhance long-term returns and broaden its exposure to alternative assets.
From a very short-term perspective, conflicts such as the one in the Middle East can certainly trigger corrections. But from a longer-term perspective, what we are seeing is a full-fledged technological revolution. We risk becoming overly cautious.
Etiqa Insurance Singapore has clarified its position on investment-linked policies (ILPs), following the publication of an article in the Singapore newspaper, The Business Times, on 1 June 2026.
New Zealand has introduced a new prudential levy on banks, non-bank deposit takers, insurers, and other financial market participants in the country. The new levy will help cover the costs of services provided by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand.
A vast majority (89%) of Vietnamese people consider life insurance as "highly important in daily life", and they are also getting increasingly interested in financial planning, family protection and preparation for long-term risks, according to the Insurance Association of Vietnam (IAV).
A new study has identified more than 250 priority climate adaptation and resilience solutions for Asia, grounded in the region's unique climate risks, hazards, and priorities, and between 2021 and 2025, climate adaptation and disaster resilience financing received over $100bn.
A report by Clearwater Analytics highlights a rapidly expanding and increasingly complex global insurance investment outsourcing market. The 2026 Insurance Investment Outsourcing Report (IIOR), produced with DCS Financial Consulting, covers $5.5tn in third-party general account insurance assets under management across 96 asset managers.
According to current trends, Taiwan's National Health Insurance (NHI) reserve fund position is expected to be comfortable over 2026 and also 2027. Based on figures presented in a recent meeting of NHI Committee it was projected that the reserves would approach the legal minimum level by the end of 2027.