Lucas Cacioli

Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, together with JP Morgan Asset Management, argues that the rampant unsystematic approaches to alternatives investing must end, and unveils a new framework for resilient multi‑alternatives portfolios.

Risk-based capital frameworks across Asia are fundamentally changing how insurance investment teams approach asset allocation, with interest rate challenges and capital efficiency becoming central to investment strategy development.

Japan's defined benefit pensions are reluctant to fully return to domestic bonds despite higher rates, instead shifting toward general accounts and alternatives in pursuit of better yields, according to JP Morgan Asset Management's latest pension survey.

Policy credibility and deepening capital markets are transforming Asian fixed income from a tactical play into a strategic allocation, even as managers debate whether the region can compete on yield with other emerging markets.

Infrastructure, mid-market corporate lending and emerging areas such as fund financing continue to attract capital, supported by structural financing gaps and resilient cashflows.

From London offices to build-to-rent platforms, Australia's third-largest pension fund has transformed its global property portfolio through thematic investing focused on demographic shifts and technological disruption.

Private credit assets are expanding quickly in Asia, but the region is still far from the saturation and loose structures seen in the US and Europe.

Asian emerging market local bonds offer lower yields than Latin American or Eastern European peers, but the region's stability, reforms and shock resilience are boosting its appeal for global investors.

High‑yielding carry trades and surplus‑backed currencies are drawing different institutional investors to Asia, as managers weigh how to balance cyclical opportunities with long‑term stability.

As bond–equity correlations shift unevenly across Asia, investors are rethinking how to structure portfolios.

The Australian pension fund has joined forces with Equitix and the UK’s National Wealth Fund to establish Eelpower Energy, marking its debut direct investment in Britain's energy transition.

With yields elevated, currencies stabilising and liquidity improving, Asian local currency bonds are drawing greater attention as investors diversify away from dollar assets.