India

The Dinesh Hinduja Family Office is capitalising on India's private credit boom driven by "China Plus One" manufacturing relocations and regulatory changes that have created significant opportunities in the underserved small and medium enterprise market.

Global asset managers say distribution, once a supporting function, is now the industry’s core strategic battleground.

Private credit managers across Asia-Pacific report strong demand from mid-market corporates and sponsors seeking bespoke solutions. Investors, meanwhile, are becoming more selective, favouring structured protection and asset-backed stability over pure yield.

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.

Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund ex-CIO Eiji Ueda will lead Apollo's APAC operations; Allianz promotes Ritu Arora to India country head; Future Fund hires Kay Stuart to lead energy transition; and more.

While India's market has corrected from recent peaks, strong domestic demand, scale, and robust earnings potential continue to make it attractive relative to regional peers.

From data centres and smart metering to semiconductor fabrication and green hydrogen, India's sovereign fund is targeting climate, digital and frontier technologies that will drive the next phase of economic transformation.

Southeast Asia’s new sovereign investor is rapidly investing in the region’s growth and green transition, while Singapore’s GIC notes that easing rates, a weaker US dollar, and reforms are drawing global investors back to Asia.

Scan Holdings family office, led by sisters Sonakshi and Juhi Agarwal, is combining institutional rigour, in-house research and a hedge fund-style approach to managing the family’s proprietary capital.

India's sovereign-backed fund has completed five major exits across renewable energy, healthcare and transportation, demonstrating its ability to build, scale and monetise infrastructure platforms.

Institutional investors are turning back to Asia, lured by deeply undervalued markets and structural growth opportunities. Khazanah and Income Insurance say Asia’s economic heft and rising private-market participation provide compelling investment opportunities.