As stock-bond correlations change, allocators tap liquid alternatives, systematic hedging and AI infrastructure.
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Tag : private markets
Target allocations to defence have stalled due to ESG mandates, illiquidity and scarcity of scaled assets.
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With equities and bonds more frequently moving in tandem, institutions are looking beyond traditional balanced frameworks, turning to liquid alternatives and real assets to drive returns.
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Frontier innovations like blockchain and quantum computing remain sidelined in Asia's institutional portfolios due to unpredictable returns, conservative risk mandates and operational execution gaps.
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As Korean institutions commit to a decade-long expansion in private assets, growing liquidity risks and strong public market performance are shaping a more structured approach to allocation.
AsianInvestor Insights from asset owners in Hong Kong show that as macro shifts and US concentration challenge traditional assets, institutions are diversifying to build long-term resilience.
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APAC allocators are recalibrating their portfolios to focus on compelling valuations, the infrastructure boom and a rising regional appetite for private credit, according to a report by Preqin.
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.
Investors are turning to AI and a booming secondary market to navigate a prolonged liquidity crunch, according to State Street’s 5th annual global private markets study.
In partnership with J.P. Morgan Asset Management
Investor preferences are shifting quickly, but not always in the same direction. Asia Pacific (APAC) remains a region of sharply different market structures, distribution models and regulatory regimes, which means what works in one market may not translate cleanly to the next. Dan Watkins, CEO for Asia Pacific at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, says the job for asset managers is to stay close to how decisions are being made amid the increasing role of AI, active ETFs and private markets…
Rising market interconnectedness, AI-driven volatility and concentrated return drivers are reshaping how insurers must build resilient portfolios.
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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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