From Shanghai to New York, London to Hong Kong, three C‑suite women share how bold choices and resilience propelled them to leadership in finance, ahead of International Women’s Day on Sunday.
US-Israel attacks on Iran and Tehran’s movement restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz have jolted energy markets, raising oil prices and inflation risks that could sharply impact Asia’s economies and investors.
In honour of International Women’s Day on Sunday, three remarkable women share their career journeys, highlight the importance of cognitive agility, explain how they balance large portfolios and family life while navigating the loneliness of leadership.
Asia’s wealth managers are getting bigger and fewer. After years of rapid expansion, a quiet shake-up is underway that could redraw the region’s independent wealth landscape.
Buoyed by resilient balance sheets, easing global rates, and rising domestic demand, Asian emerging markets are positioned for stronger earnings growth than developed peers.
Once a niche play eclipsed by green finance, transition investment is gaining traction, with new standards and rising investor demand pointing to 2026 as a breakout year.
With regulators across Asia-Pacific phasing in sustainability standards, the region's institutional investors are treating ESG as the cost of good business -- and avoiding stranded assets.
Private credit managers across Asia-Pacific are sharpening their focus on red flags in underwriting as competitive pressure rises. Investors and lenders are recalibrating around protections, collateral strength and disciplined structuring.
With private credit no longer a niche investment strategy, but a core component of institutional portfolios worldwide, Macquarie Asset Management explores direct lending and infrastructure debt, including their distinctive features, trends fuelling their growth and the reasons these approaches are gaining traction among investors in Asia.