Asia faces mixed fortunes as oil enters a downward-trending cycle—lower prices offer relief to importers but threaten energy producers and investment flows across the region.
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President Donald Trump’s proposed 300% tariffs on imported semiconductors have rattled global markets and heightened concerns across Asia’s chip-reliant economies.
The 2025 SCO meeting highlighted further moves toward a new global order, as the Eurasian group's members back regional security, tech innovation and new investment pathways across Asia.
Cbus hires for newly created strategy role; Fund SA names new deputy CIO; Legalsuper appoints news CRO; NGS reshuffles exec team; and more.
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Once seen as an alternative or currency hedge, gold is now gaining traction among Asian institutional investors as a core portfolio asset.
HESTA nabs CRO from Equip; Ex-Qantas CIO lands new gig; Prudential HK makes key appointments; HSBC AM names global real assets head; and more.
Private credit investors are carefully weighing trade-offs between yield, risk and collateral in Asia. The hunt for risk-adjusted returns is driving renewed interest in both sponsor-backed and real estate-backed lending.
The Federal Reserve's split decision to maintain rates, with two members voting for cuts, suggests policy easing may come in September. Meanwhile, experts believe Asian central banks will likely preserve their rate differentials despite low regional inflation.
Some 40% of the region's asset owners plan to increase their allocations to private assets over the next year, with private credit and growth equity emerging as preferred strategies.
While Nvidia's AI-driven growth may stoke investor appetite for US tech giants' shares, it also amplifies concerns around elevated valuations and portfolio concentration risk.
With a massive wealth transfer to the next generation looming, Asian family offices are grappling not only with how to invest but also maintaining harmony as investment goals and personal aspirations evolve.
The Fed’s hold on rate cuts signals caution on inflation, but its impact on Asia remains layered—shaping currency movements, policy decisions and investor sentiment throughout the region.
