Despite solid growth, capital flows into Asia Pacific's private debt market lag behind the asset class's regional potential, as investor concerns persist.
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Dutch pension giant APG Asset Management and Australia's Aware Super’s latest deal underscores the growing importance of digitalisation in institutional portfolios. The deal also marks the Australian fund's first infra deal from its London base.
Some family offices do not find Bitcoin ETFs a preferred choice of investment just yet, despite their global growth.
Asset managers share their expectations for the number and size of US interest rate cuts following the Federal Reserve chair's widely reported speech at Jackson Hole.
The $2.35 billion investment deal is part of an equity recapitalisation via a vehicle led by StonePeak, along with direct investments from Investment Management Corporation of Ontario and APG Asset Management.
Indian single family office Sattva Ventures' investment success has also bolstered its confidence to consider becoming a multi-family office, its founder told AsianInvestor.
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A record $6.22 trillion is parked in US money market funds, mostly from institutional investors. As the Fed starts rate cuts, fund managers predict where the cash will flow.
Global fixed income dominated a bulk of the fixed income flows for Singapore-registered funds in the first half of the year, while Asian fixed income was another popular category.
As market volatility increases, managing risks in the booming private credit space can come down to experience, according to one family office and an investment manager.
As international student numbers rebound strongly following the global pandemic, Australia's Purpose-Built Student Accommodation sector faces rising demand.
Despite US and European investors scaling back, global interest in Chinese stocks persists, with allocators from Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and other markets looking for stronger signals to increase their exposure.
Fund managers say various assets within the fixed income universe are well positioned as US economic growth slows down.
