AIA Investments wins four accolades at Insurance Asia Awards 2026

The firm's integrated Stewardship investment platform helps customers address real-life financial needs.

AIA Group’s investment arm, AIA Investments, emerged as a standout winner at the Insurance Asia Awards 2026, securing four major accolades across Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong. The wins recognise its integrated Stewardship investment ecosystem, strong asset growth, institutional-grade partnerships with global investment managers, and innovative customer-centric wealth and income solutions that help customers plan for practical goals such as retirement readiness, income resilience, wealth accumulation and financial security for their families.

Since establishing its exclusive asset management company in Singapore in 2016, AIA has expanded its investment footprint into key regional hubs across Hong Kong, Thailand, the Philippines, and China. Under this stewardship model, customers can invest their savings alongside AIA, drawing on the Group’s experience, expertise, and world-class strategic investment partners to help achieve their long-term financial goals. This gives customers a more guided investment experience, combining access to investment strategies with the broader protection, savings, and advisory strengths of an insurance group.

At the centre of this is AIA Investment Management (AIAIM) Singapore, which managed approximately US$204b in assets as of December 2025. With more than 200 investment professionals specialising in equities, fixed income, and alternative investments, it delivers deep investment expertise and designs flexible solutions aligned with customers’ diverse needs, risk profiles, and long-term financial goals.

“Customers today need more than diversification and returns. They want outcomes that support retirement income, rising living costs and family financial security. AIA Investments is evolving by combining institutional investment expertise, working with selected global managers, providing solutions and advisor support to make long-term investing simpler and more relevant,” said Mr Shrikant Bhat, CEO of AIA Group Unit-Linked & Pensions Business.

At the same time, AIA continues to strengthen investment capabilities amongst employees and advisors through initiatives such as the Investment Specialist Programme and Wealth Mastery Programme. These programmes are designed to deepen investment competencies, foster long-term investment thinking, and better equip advisors to help customers make informed decisions in uncertain markets.

AIAIM Singapore received the Strategic Partnership of the Year - Singapore award for its success in delivering sustainable outcomes through disciplined investing and collaborative stewardship across AIA business units.

Amongst the stewardship solutions is AIA Elite Strategy1, launched in 2019. The solution offers active portfolio management and diversification through partnerships with global investment managers, giving customers access to curated strategies that can support wealth accumulation, retirement planning and resilience through changing market conditions. As of May 2026, it had grown to $2.97b in Singapore and $4.01b across six AIA insurers.

At the same time, AIA’s income-focused funds2 continue to see strong interest from customers seeking regular income to supplement retirement needs, manage rising living costs or add greater predictability to their financial plans. The Global Dynamic Income Fund2 and Global Adventurous Income Fund2 had accumulated $2.72 billion in assets as of May 2026 in Singapore, delivering consistent average annualised dividend yields of around 5% p.a. and 7% p.a.3, respectively.

To complement its active investment strategies, AIAIM Singapore also offers index solutions through the AIA Adventurous Index Fund via insurance wrappers offered by AIA Singapore Private Limited, which provides simple and cost-efficient access to global markets and had accumulated $0.15b in assets as of May 2026.

Together, these solutions enable AIA to empower customers’ financial wellbeing, generate sustainable income, and invest confidently across different market conditions and life stages. By connecting investment expertise with insurance-linked structures and advisor guidance, AIA is better positioned to serve customers on their life goals, such as retirement, education funding, and legacy planning. These achievements earned the company the Global Stewardship Funds of the Year - Singapore award.

Strategic investment transformation

Meanwhile, AIA Malaysia’s stewardship journey exemplifies a strategic and disciplined transformation in delivering institutional-grade investment solutions to retail, affluent, and high-net-worth clients, broadening access to opportunities that may otherwise have been out of reach. Since launching the AIA Strategic Fund Series in 2020, it has partnered with leading institutional fund managers to give retail investors access to strategies typically reserved for institutional clients, helping customers participate in global opportunities whilst staying anchored to their personal financial goals.

With an emphasis on resilience, diversification and disciplined portfolio management, AIA Malaysia aims to deliver sustainable returns across market cycles. This is especially important as customers face uncertain markets, inflationary pressures, and longer retirement horizons, making it more important to balance growth potential with evolving market conditions. This approach has supported strong growth, with the Strategic Fund Series reaching MYR3.24b in assets under management as of May 2026.

The company has also launched its AIA Elite Strategy, designed for affluent and high-net-worth investors, broadening access to global investment styles and asset classes to strengthen diversification and return potential.

AIA Malaysia further expanded its stewardship offerings in 2026 by introducing foreign currency-denominated plans in USD and SGD alongside MYR, catering to investors seeking greater currency diversification, global exposure, and flexibility in meeting future financial commitments. It became the first in Malaysia to launch an insurance-linked dividend payout stewardship fund targeting 7% to 8% annual returns, addressing demand for income-focused solutions that can support day-to-day cash flow needs alongside capital growth.

These achievements earned the company the Global Stewardship Funds of the Year - Malaysia award.

Customer-focused solutions

AIA Investment Management HK Limited (AIMHK) continues to bring AIA’s brand philosophy to life through sustainable, customer-focused investment solutions. Since its establishment in 2018, it has managed globally diversified portfolios spanning multi-asset allocation, fund-of-funds strategies, and fixed-income investments, helping customers save and invest for retirement, manage income needs, and participate in long-term market opportunities through professionally managed solutions.

In 2023, the company became the sole appointed investment manager for all funds under AIA Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) and AIA ORSO schemes, adopting a fund-of-funds approach to enhance diversification and flexibility. This is particularly important for retirement savers who need professionally managed, long-term solutions that can adapt to changing markets whilst remaining aligned with their future needs. It further strengthened this proposition in 2025 with the launch of two Approved Pooled Investment Funds (APIF): the Hong Kong Equity Fund and Greater China Equity Fund, which serve as underlying vehicles for MPF constituent funds. In its commitment to excellence in managing AIA Pension Funds, AIA is recognised as one of the top four MPF Providers in Hong Kong, with an impressive Assets Under Management (AUM) of $19.7b as of end-Feb 2026 (MPFA 2026 Feb result).

AIMHK has also responded to rising living costs, inflation and increasing demand for income-generating investments by launching the AIA Equity Income Fund in October 2024 –- the first Hong Kong retail fund by AIA on the Investment Linked Assurance Schemes (ILAS) platform, as well as the AIA US High Yield Fund in July 2025. These launches reflect how AIA is evolving its investment proposition to give customers more practical tools for income, growth and financial resilience.

These solutions earned AIMHK the Global Stewardship Funds of the Year - Hong Kong award.

The Insurance Asia Awards, a premier awards programme for the insurance sector in the Asia Pacific region, celebrates the industry’s trailblazers. It recognises companies that have achieved outstanding milestones, set new benchmarks and transformed the insurance landscape through innovation.

1Available through Investment-Linked Policies (“ILP”) offered by the various insurers of AIA Group Limited as the product provider. 2Available through Investment-Linked Policies (“ILP”) offered by AIA Singapore Private Limited as the product provider. 3Past Performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance. Returns are not guaranteed and may be subjected to changes at the insurer’s discretion.

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