Heather Ng

Japanese and Chinese insurers lead regional shift towards private credit investments, while regulatory changes and bank retrenchment create new opportunities despite allocation challenges.

Australia will need to invest more in overseas markets as it is poised to overtake Japan as Asia's largest pension market by 2030.

India unveils measures to strengthen its bond market and boost infrastructure development, though concerns linger over shadow debt and transparency.

As markets grapple with President Trump's trade policy actions, experts predict additional tariffs on Chinese imports and potential trade announcements targeting China, Europe, and Japan.

Malaysia's new single-family office (SFO) scheme appears to be gaining traction, with wealthy families actively pursuing opportunities to establish operations in the country, according to the Securities Commission of Malaysia (SCM).

Asian insurers are going to increase allocations in private credit this year. They are also looking to diversify into different markets to reduce concentration risk.

With its Islamic finance leadership, prime location for accessing Southeast Asian markets, and 20-year tax exemptions, Malaysia is mounting a serious challenge to established family office hubs like Singapore and Hong Kong.

The number of single family offices in Singapore is expected to rise after growing 21 per cent last year amid high cost and a tightening of its anti-money-laundering regime.

Mid-market private equity deals in Asia remain constrained by limited M&A activity and challenging public exits, driving investors toward more mature markets like the US and Europe, according to participants at a Hong Kong family office panel.

Investors are increasingly pulling out of China and redirecting their investments to Southeast Asia, according to a panel discussion during the Asia Private Equity Summit.

Taiping Reinsurance's issuance of Asia's first dual-perils, dual-triggers catastrophe bond represents not just a milestone transaction, but signals the dawn of a more sophisticated approach to disaster risk transfer in the region.

What will be the biggest impact for Asia when President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House? From tariffs to foreign relations, leading asset managers outline their expectations.