CIO fears rising over asset prices, China leverage

Ask asset owner chief investment officers (CIOs) in Asia Pacific their chief concerns, and they will likely tell you about their worries over trade wars, and the need to strategise how best to manage rising US interest rates. But they have other external concerns too, just under those two headaches. A big secondary concern is the ongoing rise in asset valuations, especially in the private markets. Dong Jang-hun, CIO for Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association (Poba), pointe…