From Shanghai to New York, London to Hong Kong, three C‑suite women share how bold choices and resilience propelled them to leadership in finance, ahead of International Women’s Day on Sunday.
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APAC is entering 2026 with resilient deal values, sector-specific momentum in AI, healthcare, and infrastructure, and rising regulatory complexity.
Senior partner Anurag Agrawal says the impact investor is sharpening its deep-tech focus with patient capital and multi-stage strategies to scale sustainable businesses and advance India’s self-reliance.
The Maharlika Investment Corporation has appointed a new chief investment officer with private equity credentials as it shifts from institution-building to active capital deployment.
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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.
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Global allocators are redesigning how China sits inside emerging market portfolios, with benchmarks capturing only a fraction of the world's second-biggest equity market.
The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation is deploying patient capital across space technology, critical minerals, and defence manufacturing, as Australia pushes to rebuild sovereign capabilities.
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Australian Retirement Trust views the AI bubble narrative as premature but warns AI-related equities are no longer cheap, as the fund repositions towards financials and healthcare.
Abu Dhabi SWF Mubadala increases Bitcoin ETF holdings; UniSuper accused of greenwashing; and more.
Deputy CIO Bill Lu said the insurer is reinforcing its two-layered strategy—balancing bonds and equities, while expanding into gold and global markets.
Crypto prices have retreated in 2026, reviving concerns over short-term volatility. But Asymmetry Capital says the pullback has not altered its long-term positioning.
Senior partner Anurag Agrawal says India’s leading impact investor is reshaping its 2026 playbook as inflation steadies, interest rates fall and geopolitical risks rise.
