Asian insurers are moving beyond tactical hedging, using derivatives to manage volatility, enhance capital efficiency, and strengthen portfolio construction.
Japan’s breadth and liquidity are drawing strategic capital, while Korea offers a potentially stronger re-rating, and Taiwan remains a core but concentrated technology exposure.
A deeper, more global euro credit market is creating potential opportunities for investors seeking to diversify dollar-heavy portfolios. Capturing them, however, requires looking beyond headline spreads to sector composition, maturity and relative value.
By L&G's Ian Hutchinson, Head of Global Bond Strategies - Benchmark; Marc Rovers, Head of European Credit; and Lan Wu, European Credit Portfolio Manager.
Pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and asset managers are stepping up investments in Apac data centres as AI fuels demand for digital infrastructure.
North American freight rail offers Asian institutional investors USD-denominated, inflation-linked cash flows backed by critical domestic infrastructure, say Chris Sparrow and Ross Sylvester from Napier Park Global Capital.