Asset themes

Private credit, secondaries and real assets are becoming established parts of the region's private-market portfolios.

Asset owners are strengthening downside protection and cash reserves while exercising sharper selectivity in private markets, according to a new industry survey.

Driven by elevated interest rates, the Singapore single-family office is demanding shorter hold periods, higher commercial maturity and guaranteed paths to liquidity.

Investors across Apac are turning to corporate capital solutions, specialised portfolio finance and niche asset-backed debt for double-digit yields.

While recent leadership appointments have reassured investors of policy continuity, severe external headwinds and a fragile currency mean foreign allocators remain wary.

Investors are adopting total-portfolio frameworks and factor-based risk models to identify hidden cross-asset correlations in AI infrastructure.

As a strengthening El Niño approaches, sovereign debt investors must look beyond headline weather predictions and evaluate how physical climate shocks transmit through local economies, policy responses and market valuations, says T. Rowe Price's Tongai Kunorubwe.

A proposed tax exemption on profit-linked investment returns could strengthen Singapore's appeal to fund managers.

Drawn by moderate inflation, low market correlation and resilient structural demand, investors are shifting their Asia Pacific (Apac) real estate allocations into Japanese logistics.

Investors are increasingly adopting mid-market strategies, co-investments and secondary dislocations seeking geographical diversification and real cash returns.

Regional insurers continue to consider private credit, infrastructure debt and asset-backed finance even as their chief investment officers are increasingly focused on ensuring their balance sheets can withstand periods of market stress.

Japan’s breadth and liquidity are drawing strategic capital, while Korea offers a potentially stronger re-rating, and Taiwan remains a core but concentrated technology exposure.