Biotech funding has improved this year but remains well below the post-pandemic boom. Still, picking winners in the sector requires deep knowledge and investor discipline.
Asset themes
The Singapore Institute of Technology endowment’s investment chief shares how skipping traditional conservative approaches and embracing sophistication from the outset can yield superior outcomes.
As dollar dominance wanes, Bangladesh Bank is adopting technologies in reserve management. Meanwhile, regional investors adapt to growing complexity across the Asian financial landscape.
While every start-up is positioning itself around AI, venture investors are unlikely to fall for the hype. However, they do see the greatest potential in Southeast Asia.
High net worth individuals and family offices often worry about how long term alternative funds can be and when they can get their money back. Investment vehicles offering liquidity are becoming popular.
While China faces renewed pressure under a second Trump term in the White House, structural growth drivers and attractive valuations across Asia may present opportunities.
As volatility persists in private equity and venture capital, GPs are ramping up personal financial commitments to reassure their institutional investors, according to industry insiders.
The investment management arm of Mubadala and Temasek-owned Seviora inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore strategic initiatives.
Risk and complexity are blocking allocations to the region, according to a recent Preqin report.
Energy transition investing and net-zero commitments are lower in the region, according to a global survey of asset owners and their representatives.
With near universal adoption of transition goals by insurers, infrastructure debt is set to rise in appeal as the perfect asset class to hit the twin goals of stable returns and sustainability, a BlackRock survey suggests.
Asian family offices and private wealth managers are increasingly embracing digital assets as the advent of Bitcoin ETFs pushes the sector further into the mainstream.
