The fund's manager warns that liquidity risk — not AI concentration — may be the greater structural threat to Korean institutional portfolios as private market allocations expand.
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As the asset class expands across the region, Benjamin Deng argues the real challenge is not asset growth but the lack of diversification and liquidity mismatch.
As private markets mature and rate volatility increases, the insurer's investment chief Carol Mo is reassessing whether life insurers are being adequately compensated for illiquidity.
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Asia’s private equity stands at a turning point, caught between cyclical normalisation and the emergence of a more disciplined, liquidity driven era.
As the search for genuine diversification deepens, institutional investors in the region are critically assessing the illiquidity premium to build resilient portfolios.
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Rapid AUM growth has outpaced operational maturity across much of the Asia Pacific (APAC) pension fund sector, leaving many exposed as portfolios tilt further into illiquid assets. Strengthening collateral mobility, liquidity planning and connectivity with tri-party infrastructure is now central to long-term portfolio resilience, believe BNY’s Cherry Li and Nehal Mehra.
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With GP-led deals gaining traction and LPs seeking exits amid macroeconomic headwinds, Asia’s evolving landscape is reshaping how capital moves across the region.
Asian investors are accelerating a push toward private equity secondaries to manage liquidity, rebalance portfolios and capture discounted opportunities.
Asset allocators are finding ways to sustain deployment pace amid strong pockets of activity in Asia, rising selectivity and an intensified focus on liquidity, exits and operational resilience.
Private capital investors are responding to macroeconomic shocks with strategic reallocations—shifting away from traditional buyouts and favoring secondaries, infrastructure and growth-focused strategies.
Private equity secondaries are fast emerging as a critical tool for institutional investors looking to manage risk and navigate a slow-moving exit environment.
Structural resilience and thematic alignment are redefining private credit in Asia, as allocators weigh liquidity constraints and macro risks amid a shifting capital landscape.
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