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.
With yields elevated, currencies stabilising and liquidity improving, Asian local currency bonds are drawing greater attention as investors diversify away from dollar assets.
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.
China’s slowing economy and intensifying competition are reshaping the private equity and venture capital landscape, but opportunities remain in strategic sectors, according to the family office's founder, Conrad Tsang.
The family office’s managing partner discusses entrepreneurial risk appetites, the need for better education on the digital assets space and why China needs to be a part of investors’ long-term strategies.
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.
Future Fund hires property director from AustralianSuper; Care Super appoints two portfolio managers, Pacific Life Re names Southeast Asia head; Schroders names APAC head of operations and digital assets; and more.
Asian USD bonds have consistently shown lower volatility than global peers, a resilience supported by sovereign anchors, domestic investor bases, shorter duration profiles and growing intra‑regional linkages.