Aberdeen Standard takes $13m minority stake in life insurer Singapore Life

First fully digital insurer

Jayna Rana
clock • 1 min read

Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has made a $13m minority investment in up-and-coming Asian digital life insurer Singapore Life.

The investment takes the group's strategic relationship with Singapore Life beyond purely managing its fiduciary assets, giving it a pivotal role in its long-term growth. The digitally-focused life insurance company based in Singapore, aims to use its scalable platform and first mover advantage to become the South East Asian region's leading digital life insurer. Martin Gilbert, co-chief executive of Aberdeen Standard Investments said: "As the asset management and insurance industries are in the midst of a digital transformation, technology innovation will become a key differentiator....

To continue reading this article...

Join Investment Week for free

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, analysis and opinion from the investment industry, including the Sustainable Hub covering fund news from the ESG space
  • Get ahead of regulatory and technological changes affecting fund management
  • Important and breaking news stories selected by the editors delivered straight to your inbox each day
  • Weekly members-only newsletter with exclusive opinion pieces from leading industry experts
  • Be the first to hear about our extensive events schedule and awards programmes

Join now

 

Already an Investment Week
member?

Login

More on Investment

US Solar Fund confirms $19m tender offer and eyes US private debt markets for refinancing

US Solar Fund confirms $19m tender offer and eyes US private debt markets for refinancing

Slashes dividend target

James Baxter-Derrington
clock 24 April 2024 • 1 min read
Partner Insight: Rate cuts are the next big move to play for

Partner Insight: Rate cuts are the next big move to play for

Strategic fixed income positioning can unlock higher yields in 2024, even as interest rates head down, say Fidelity’s Kris Atkinson and Shamil Gohil.

Sarka Halas
clock 23 April 2024 • 4 min read
Stories of the Week: Home REIT;  Woodford resurfaces; Hipgnosis Songs Fund agrees sale

Stories of the Week: Home REIT; Woodford resurfaces; Hipgnosis Songs Fund agrees sale

Home REIT; Woodford; Hipgnosis: The biggest stories from the world of investment and asset management this week

Sarka Halas
clock 19 April 2024 • 1 min read
Trustpilot