Equities

As the country sees a record equity rally and sharply weaker yen, experts weigh on whether the market surge is sustainable and what the new administration means for monetary policy, currency stability and long-term investment strategy.

The journey for an active ETF from product launch to institutional portfolio in Asia can take years, as chief risk officers and due diligence teams move slowly to get comfortable with their innovative structures.

In response to Indonesia's unrest and political upheaval in Thailand and Japan, investors are applying a 'stability premium', trimming risky exposures for predictable markets like Singapore and defensive sectors such as healthcare and stable tech.

As geopolitical risks rise, investment strategies are increasingly focused on onshoring, currency hedging and reducing reliance on Asia-dependent suppliers.

With the world's number two economy losing steam and yields harder to find, insurers are shifting from static strategies to tactical asset allocation, the life insurer's CIO says.

Principal Kin Leung Chan is positioning Click Ventures' portfolio through the lens of what he sees as attractive valuations in China and Hong Kong with the US pricey by comparison.

With the long-standing dominance of US funds questioned due to outflows, Asian markets including South Korea, China, and Taiwan narrowed the performance gap and attracted new interest on the back of strong rebounds.

Private credit is emerging as a key stabiliser for portfolios even as tighter spreads and looser covenants raise the risks. OMERS, one of Canada’s largest pension funds, is leaning heavily into private markets while reassessing regional equities and AI infrastructure.

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

After years of elevated bond–equity correlations, signs of decoupling are emerging in Asia. But the pattern is uneven, with inflation expectations, central bank credibility and market structures shaping whether bonds can reliably diversify portfolios again.

Despite rapid growth and rising institutional interest, Asia’s ETF industry remains fragmented and constrained by regulatory and retail barriers — leaving it far behind the US in scale and accessibility.

The $1.41 billion divestment by one of the world's biggest hedge funds underscores some investors' unease with the world's number-two economy, but bullish voices argue that structural strengths in EVs, renewables and tech still make China a long-term play.