As Australia positions itself as a key player in renewable energy and critical minerals, institutional investors across the Asia Pacific will be increasingly tempted to add to their positions in this important market.
Australia is turning to foreign investors to succeed in its ambitions to become a renewable energy superpower. This comes as more institutions in the region make sustainable investments a priority.
Leading development finance institutions are investing in bank and non-bank lenders across emerging markets in Asia, with prominent allocations in India and Nepal.
Sovereign wealth funds are recalibrating their Asia strategies amid geopolitical shifts, reassessing China-India dynamics and exploring new opportunities in emerging markets, private credit, and the energy transition, an Invesco study finds.
Experts highlight the growing divergence between Asian and Western real estate markets, driven by distinct economic cycles, demographic trends, and sector-specific opportunities.
While Asian markets are influenced by the prolonged wait for interest rate cuts in the US, the central banks in the region are seen to have very different objectives in the coming six months.
Eric Van der Maarel, CEO of APG Asset Management in Singapore, emphasised sustainability, strategic partnerships, and a greater allocation to Asia as being central to future-proofing the pension investor’s portfolio.
State-owned investors from the UAE and Saudi Arabia are leading the investment charge and their influence on the Asian economic landscape is set to increase in coming years.
The growth of pension assets in some key Asian markets is surpassing that of global peers, accelerated by a pivot towards alternative investments and bolstered by reforms, a study showed.