Japan

Investors are moving beyond broad benchmarks into sector, factor and active ETFs, while issuers and exchanges race to meet demand with feeder structures, synthetic products and advanced trading workflows.

The Singapore-based firm is widening its focus beyond the US to North Asia, Europe, and Australia for late-stage secondary deals — prioritising companies with clearer profitability and a short liquidity horizon.

The government-backed investor is addressing forced early IPOs through its latest commitment, as Japan seeks to build a more sustainable risk capital cycle and nurture future unicorns.

The country's decision to double defence spending to 2% of GDP reflects both a recalibration of Tokyo’s security posture in the Indo-Pacific and a broader industrial revival.

The country's JPY100 trillion ETF market is moving beyond its narrow, passive foundations, driven by shifting investor behaviour and regulatory change.

Investors are broadening clean energy commitments as digital growth, energy security, and yield pressures reshape allocations, with new allocator channels demanding both impact and financial returns.

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund sign a $1bn partnership to fuel GBA expansion; Singapore’s MAS appoints six asset managers to oversee $2.2bn mandate to bolster the local stock market; Indonesian SWF Danantara secures a $1bn multi-currency credit facility from a syndicate of major international banks; and more.

Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund becomes lead investor in a $91m funding round for Infravision; Japan's GPIF reports a 5.52% return for Q2; Canada's OTPP is set to shut down its Asia real estate team; and more.

With defence, tech, infrastructure and energy in focus, investors are rotating into key sectors while watching inflation and forex risks.

Temasek-backed Seviora Holdings and Azalea Investment Management have partnered with Korea’s Samsung Securities to expand Korean investor access to global private markets; Japan’s Dai-ichi Life Insurance has invested 100 million yen in CraftBank.

Institutional investors are boosting their global impact allocations, focusing on long-term assets despite rising anti-ESG sentiment.

The world's largest pension fund has selected BNY to provide crucial deal-level and fund data for alternatives portfolio, signaling increased focus on private assets among Asian institutional investors.