Tag : private markets

In partnership with UBS Asset Management

Sourcing income across regions, asset classes and private markets has the potential to improve risk-adjusted returns. Lucy Thomas, Head of Active Multi Asset Investing at UBS Asset Management, explores how Asian investors can redraw the income map by looking beyond domestic markets.

Allocators pivot to active strategies to mitigate concentration risk

AsianInvestor team

4 days ago

Institutional investors are moving away from benchmark-led investing as market concentration, geopolitical uncertainty and volatility push allocators towards active management, alternatives and integrated public-private market strategies, according to a survey by Schroders.

Allocators pivot to active strategies to mitigate concentration risk

Pessimistic Apac insurers accelerate private market allocations

AsianInvestor team

6 days ago

Apac insurers, less optimistic about the global economic environment compared to their global peers, are turning to private debt, external partnerships and AI to handle complex liabilities, a new BlackRock survey finds.

Pessimistic Apac insurers accelerate private market allocations

Institutional capital targets Asia Pacific healthcare growth story

Kristina Shperlik

Oct 19, 2026

Allocators are expanding their commitment to the sector, deploying flexible capital from early-stage venture to growth equity and real assets.

Institutional capital targets Asia Pacific healthcare growth story

Apac investors reallocate capital to infra, emerging markets

Kristina Shperlik

Oct 6, 2026

Asset owners are strengthening downside protection and cash reserves while exercising sharper selectivity in private markets, according to a new industry survey.

Apac investors reallocate capital to infra, emerging markets

JIC turns to patient capital to bridge Japan's biotech funding gap

Kristina Shperlik

Oct 6, 2026

The state-backed investor seeks to catalyse institutional funding and enforce higher governance standards across the country’s venture ecosystem.

JIC turns to patient capital to bridge Japan's biotech funding gap

Vedas reviews private market strategy as public assets outperform

Nishtha Asthana

Oct 5, 2026

Driven by elevated interest rates, the Singapore single-family office is demanding shorter hold periods, higher commercial maturity and guaranteed paths to liquidity.

Vedas reviews private market strategy as public assets outperform

Insurance allocators target senior debt and credit secondaries to navigate macro risks

Kristina Shperlik

Sep 30, 2026

Insurers and reinsurers across Apac are reshaping their portfolios to secure resilient yields while navigating ongoing geopolitical friction and policy uncertainty.

Insurance allocators target senior debt and credit secondaries to navigate macro risks

Insurers step up private market discipline as allocations rise

Heather Ng

Sep 29, 2026

Asian insurers push deeper into private assets as industry experts stress discipline, pacing and transparency.

Insurers step up private market discipline as allocations rise

Asia’s insurers prioritise liquidity over yield as private market allocations rise

AsianInvestor team

Sep 17, 2026

Regional insurers continue to consider private credit, infrastructure debt and asset-backed finance even as their chief investment officers are increasingly focused on ensuring their balance sheets can withstand periods of market stress.

Asia’s insurers prioritise liquidity over yield as private market allocations rise

Institutional capital looks to unlock growth in Apac healthcare

Kristina Shperlik

Sep 16, 2026

Private market investments are accelerating drug discovery and capitalising on the burgeoning silver economy in the region.

Institutional capital looks to unlock growth in Apac healthcare

Beyond capital adequacy: Four insights from Europe for Apac insurers

In partnership with Blue Owl

Europe’s experience under Solvency II shows how insurers’ priorities can evolve from regulatory compliance towards sustainable capital generation, balance-sheet stability and liquidity under stress. For insurers in Asia Pacific (Apac), four observations stand out, says Soraya Kazziha, Managing Director, Institutional Capital Insurance Solutions, at Blue Owl Capital.

Beyond capital adequacy: Four insights from Europe for Apac insurers