With billions in digital investments and blockchain-backed governance, Malaysia offers legal certainty, making it a trusted node in the “China+1” ecosystem.
Southeast Asia’s new sovereign investor is rapidly investing in the region’s growth and green transition, while Singapore’s GIC notes that easing rates, a weaker US dollar, and reforms are drawing global investors back to Asia.
Canadian pension fund La Caisse is seeking infrastructure, credit and real estate investment in Asia Pacific; Abu Dhabi's SWF ADQ is aiming to secure a $4 billion syndicated loan from Greater China banks; China's basic pension insurance fund doubles its assets; and more.
Institutional investors are turning back to Asia, lured by deeply undervalued markets and structural growth opportunities. Khazanah and Income Insurance say Asia’s economic heft and rising private-market participation provide compelling investment opportunities.
Australian superannuation fund partners with Goodman to establish a $1.3bn logistics platform in the US; Future Fund discloses investments in major weapons manufacturers; Japanese pension funds follow GPIF's impact investing shift; and more.
Foreign institutional appetite for Asia’s private credit market is picking up, but flows are uneven. Investors are gravitating toward larger, developed markets while some regions continue to suffer from structural under-allocation.
Insurers are pivoting to long-term strategies, diversifying into alternative assets to generate the stable cash flows needed to match their long-term liabilities.
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.
President Donald Trump’s proposed 300% tariffs on imported semiconductors have rattled global markets and heightened concerns across Asia’s chip-reliant economies.