Hong Kong

China’s ETF market suffered unprecedented outflows in Q1 2026, while Hong Kong’s surged with record inflows, highlighting a stark divergence in investor sentiment and reshaping regional leadership.

A combination of government support, hyperscaler demand and a growing willingness among investors to share risk is transforming nuclear into an investable infra opportunity.

As private markets mature and rate volatility increases, the insurer's investment chief Carol Mo is reassessing whether life insurers are being adequately compensated for illiquidity.

As surging AI workloads collide with grid constraints, forward-thinking Asian allocators are shifting capital toward integrated energy ecosystems.

Geopolitics and energy security now replace climate targets as primary drivers of global decarbonisation investments, say Temasek and asset manager Amundi.

Despite abundant capital, Asia’s energy transition is facing an execution crunch driven by a severe lack of bankable projects and modern grid infrastructure.

A third-generation Hong Kong family member says the industry’s investment-first model ignores the real drivers of wealth survival — governance, values, and family cohesion.

Delayed exits, geopolitical fragmentation, and weak distributions are emerging as the defining structural pressures reshaping fundraising, liquidity and dealmaking across Asian private equity.

Munich Re Retakaful and Zurich make director hires in Malaysia; M&G names head of infra debt and private placements; and more.

The most coveted late-stage investment opportunities in Asia rarely need family office capital. The firms that are getting in are offering something else entirely.

Mega managers are pulling away, smaller funds are running out of road, and the rules of generating returns have changed for good.

While Hong Kong leverages tax breaks and China connectivity, Singapore’s regulatory stability is cementing its role as the region’s primary governance anchor.