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.
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Tokio Marine Life Insurance Group Singapore's senior investment manager says insurers want partners who understand the sector's complex regulatory environment.
Institutional adoption of digital assets is accelerating, with global trading desks, sovereign funds, and asset managers scaling exposure amid clearer regulatory frameworks.
Australian superannuation fund partners with Goodman to establish a $1.3bn logistics platform in the US; Future Fund discloses investments in major weapons manufacturers; Japanese pension funds follow GPIF's impact investing shift; and more.
Singapore-based Racson Capital is building disciplined, conviction-driven investing in private credit and real estate, with a special focus on Australia.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore promotes Abigail Ng to chief sustainability officer; Prime Super taps two senior execs from Active Super; Kuvare Life Re names Daisuke Nagamori as APAC representative as it expands into the region; and more.
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Foreign investors are ramping up their presence in Asia’s private credit markets, but the home advantage still rests with domestic allocators.
The Hong Kong-based single family office recently wound down its family office activities to focus on businesses it had spun out. Eric Wong, a third generation member of the family, shares the family's journey and reasons for this decision.
As volatility reshapes the 40-year bull market, investors in Hong Kong and Singapore are pivoting to ILS, private credit and mid-market strategies, with allocations expected to rise.
Foreign institutional appetite for Asia’s private credit market is picking up, but flows are uneven. Investors are gravitating toward larger, developed markets while some regions continue to suffer from structural under-allocation.
GIC is in talks to sell its majority stake in Yes! Communities to Brookfield; Macquarie Asset Management has closed its first dedicated energy transition fund with over $3 billion in total commitments; and more.
Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, together with JP Morgan Asset Management, argues that the rampant unsystematic approaches to alternatives investing must end, and unveils a new framework for resilient multi‑alternatives portfolios.
