Insurers and reinsurers across Apac are reshaping their portfolios to secure resilient yields while navigating ongoing geopolitical friction and policy uncertainty.
As demand for private credit cools, regional investors are shifting capital into secondaries and real assets to gain stronger protections and clearer liquidity.
Regulator ASIC is stepping up scrutiny of private credit following rising defaults, valuation uncertainty and redemption pressures in markets like the US and Europe.
While index funds offer cheap exposure, they carry hidden structural risks. Scott Conlon explores how a data-driven "glass box" approach can give investors the repeatable returns they actually need.
Retail inflows into semi-liquid funds are expanding Asia’s private credit market as stress points migrate toward developed economies and more vulnerable borrower segments.
As data centres evolve into massive energy consumers, the industry’s "unsexy" fundamentals, grid reliability and baseload power, are superseding speculative AI premiums as the primary drivers of investment value.
Business conduct risk management is rising up the agenda. Lisa Long, RepRisk head of product management, explains why, and what Asian investors need to know.
Retail and private wealth inflows into private credit are altering scale, pricing and liquidity dynamics across the asset class, forcing institutional investors to adapt.
Rapid growth in private credit is outpacing investors’ ability to fully gauge risk, with valuations, liquidity and regulatory oversight under the spotlight.
The fund prioritises maximising returns within a defined risk tolerance, emphasising flexibility and global diversification in its investment strategy.
Japan's financial regulator assesses life insurers' offshore reinsurance practices, particularly with Bermuda-based firms, revealing a cautious approach by Japanese insurers amid evolving regulatory landscape.