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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.

In a world of shifting themes and fleeting trades, the Indian family office shares its playbook of predefined bands, patient frameworks, and India at the core.

Dinesh Hinduja Family Office’s Jai Rupani highlights geopolitical risk, AI acceleration and relevance-led manager access as critical forces shaping long-term strategy.

A slew of private market indices from MSCI is the latest addition to a booming yet non-transparent market that remains challenging for asset prices and valuations.

For smaller asset owners with limited internal capacity, bond indices can serve as a good proxy for fixed income ESG screening.

Underdeveloped derivatives markets in China may be holding back investor access to onshore bonds. Three specialists tell AsianInvestor what needs to be done.

Portfolio manager Bryan Collins does not expect to see mainland bonds included in global bond benchmarks for at least a year. He also plays down concerns about the onshore debt market.

China's bond market is likely to be included in global fixed income benchmarks next year, but investors remain cautious on mainland debt securities, says Pimco's Luke Spajic.

In the first of two articles on MSCI’s decision on including A-shares in its emerging-market indices, Chinese fund managers – and local media – argue that it should happen next month.

Stephan Flagel, head of indices, stresses the importance of technology, turnaround times and compliance for Thomson Reuters' bespoke index services.

The group has made two new hires – one for its index business and one on the analytics side – to strengthen its Asia operations.