Apac insurers, less optimistic about the global economic environment compared to their global peers, are turning to private debt, external partnerships and AI to handle complex liabilities, a new BlackRock survey finds.
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Regional head of risk, Ajit Lal, highlights how systemic geopolitical shocks, shifting interest rates and evolving regulations require a portfolio-wide approach to asset-liability matching.
Queensland’s state investment manager has a distribution team in Singapore for its Australian private debt fund, which it says is increasingly attractive for Asian investors.
Lenders say success will depend on identifying where risks are concentrated, from power shortages and permitting challenges to capital-structure positioning and technology exposure.
In climate finance, public guarantees can mitigate investment risks, but they cannot turn a flawed project into an investment that can generate sustainable returns, warns Moody's Ratings.
Allocators are now scrambling to cover their exposures, with a surge in credit default swap buying the clearest indication of investor concerns.
The Indonesian sovereign investor sees attractive equity valuations and double-digit dollar returns in digital infrastructure, while weighing the cost of AI adoption.
Citing concentration risks and low domestic yields, the Singaporean insurer is reshaping its portfolio towards greater long-term resilience.
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Allocators are expanding their commitment to the sector, deploying flexible capital from early-stage venture to growth equity and real assets.
State-owned investors in India, Indonesia, South Korea and Thailand are ramping up allocations towards domestic strategic assets, digital infrastructure, deep tech, and ESG initiatives.
The Uzbekistan National Investment Fund is driving portfolio transformation through active governance to prepare state-backed holdings for domestic and international listings.
The sovereign investor wants publicly listed investments to account for 70-75% of its AI allocation, giving it greater flexibility as technology and investment opportunities change.
