Malaysia

Malaysia's national reinsurer is positioning for reinvestment risk and liquidity challenges while finding opportunities in domestic credit markets, as conservative fiscal policies and stable fundamentals provide a counterweight to global uncertainty.

Export Finance Australia (EFA) will provide up to $175 million for IFM Investors’ private credit capabilities to partner with businesses in fast-growing region.

Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC accuses Nio and its top execs of artificially inflating revenue and misleading investors; South Korea's pension fund NPS is on track to post its first annual loss on foreign alternatives since 2020; The UK government will hold high-level investment talks with Australia's largest pension funds; and more.

As the market surges and retail flows intensify, institutional investors are raising concerns about cracks forming in overextended private credit markets.

Global investors brace for tougher private markets as Malaysia's KWAP scales its programme while US allocators warn future returns will demand stronger selection and authentic value creation.

With billions in digital investments and blockchain-backed governance, Malaysia offers legal certainty, making it a trusted node in the “China+1” ecosystem.

Australian superannuation fund partners with Goodman to establish a $1.3bn logistics platform in the US; Future Fund discloses investments in major weapons manufacturers; Japanese pension funds follow GPIF's impact investing shift; and more.

Foreign investors are ramping up their presence in Asia’s private credit markets, but the home advantage still rests with domestic allocators.

President Donald Trump’s proposed 300% tariffs on imported semiconductors have rattled global markets and heightened concerns across Asia’s chip-reliant economies.

Specialist climate investor Clean Energy Finance Cooperation and Canadian pension fund La Caisse launch agricultural platform Meldora to generate carbon credit units; Australian Retirement Trust backs 5-year ESG strategy with $666m Macquarie climate fund investment; and more.

As Asian governments take vastly different regulatory approaches to artificial intelligence, investors are navigating a fragmented landscape where data centre booms and policy uncertainty create both massive opportunities and significant risks.

GenZero, backed by the Singapore-based investment firm, is sharpening its investment blueprint to align decarbonisation projects with buyer demand and regulatory signals.