Apac insurers, less optimistic about the global economic environment compared to their global peers, are turning to private debt, external partnerships and AI to handle complex liabilities, a new BlackRock survey finds.
The National Pension Service is taking advantage of India's regulatory framework reforms and its inclusion in global indexes to expand into government bonds.
As private credit expands into complex asset classes, institutional investors are prioritising direct origination, strict cash-flow underwriting and selective FX hedging to safeguard risk-adjusted returns.
As demand for private credit cools, regional investors are shifting capital into secondaries and real assets to gain stronger protections and clearer liquidity.
In an exclusive interview with AsianInvestor, the sovereign investor's chief talked about how the fund is responding to heightened global risks and the challenges of AI.