Tag : alternatives

The world's largest pension fund has selected BNY to provide crucial deal-level and fund data for alternatives portfolio, signaling increased focus on private assets among Asian institutional investors.

As volatility reshapes the 40-year bull market, investors in Hong Kong and Singapore are pivoting to ILS, private credit and mid-market strategies, with allocations expected to rise.

Insurers are pivoting to long-term strategies, diversifying into alternative assets to generate the stable cash flows needed to match their long-term liabilities.

Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, together with JP Morgan Asset Management, argues that the rampant unsystematic approaches to alternatives investing must end, and unveils a new framework for resilient multi‑alternatives portfolios.

With US monetary policy entering a new phase, Asian credit markets are attracting attention thanks to cleaner corporate balance sheets and an attractive yield profile.

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.

The launch marks a key step in bringing digital assets into the institutional mainstream, solidifying the asset manager's role in bridging blockchain and traditional finance.

As the US dollar loses strength and tariffs become a relevant factor, Sam Yu, chair of the Hong Kong Investment Funds Association, highlights a growing trend among investors exploring private credit in new geographies for diversification.

JRT Partners' CIO Tuck Meng Yee sees tactical opportunities across private credit and private equity, while steering clear of overvalued segments and emphasising timing and selectivity.

The private equity firm's acquisition of ProTen, a key player in Australia’s chicken farming industry, is set to scale operations and bolster the nation’s food security.

A growing wave of institutional capital across Asia—spanning family offices, hedge funds and sovereign wealth funds—is reshaping digital asset markets.

The country's public fund managers are grappling with new pressures as government spending hikes and market uncertainties challenge traditional views about stable cash flow.