Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) are refocusing their portfolio structures to mitigate AI concentration risks and secure stable returns, according to Invesco's latest study.
Asset owners are restructuring their portfolios to favour asset-intensive sectors in response to structural economic shocks and extreme equity market concentration.
Against the new macroeconomic backdrop, institutional investors are reassessing many of the well-established assumptions and practices that allowed their portfolios to flourish during the great moderation, says Nathan Shetty, CFA®, FRM, head of multi-asset at Nuveen.
With significant firepower at their disposal, Asia Pacific's major asset owners are building new skill sets to expand into private debt opportunities and explore real assets beyond primary markets.
The Chinese insurance giant is adding alternative investments in real assets to enhance portfolio resilience. It is optimistic about China’s $12.5 billion public REITs market, where it is both asset owner and investor.
Real estate funds likely to be squeezed as the commercial real estate market may face ‘double whammy’ of lower occupancy and higher interest rates, family office investors and other asset allocators say.
As the global economy gears up for higher rates for longer, certain alternative asset classes are coming in play with institutions, according to the investment arms of Ping An and Manulife.
Institutional investors are increasingly looking to real assets for sustainability and capital preservation, although difficulty finding suitable opportunities is seen as an impediment.
New Zealand’s sovereign fund is on the lookout for investment opportunities in global property despite sharp falls in investor allocations to the sector in Asia.
Assets providing a steady stream of income is gaining attraction both in public and private markets, as the current market turmoil nudges insurers to reassess their allocation strategy, insurance executives discussed at AsianInvestor’s Insurance Investment Briefing in Hong Kong.