Rising interest rates and slowing economic growth could put put the squeeze on borrowers and lenders. AsianInvestor asks how asset owners should assess that risk for private credit markets.
As the global economy gears up for higher rates for longer, certain alternative asset classes are coming in play with institutions, according to the investment arms of Ping An and Manulife.
The asset class remains compelling for Asia-Pacific life insurance companies in 2023 despite market uncertainties and doubts over valuations in the private market.
The Korean sovereign wealth fund aims to increase its direct investment abilities with a minority stake in US-based Golub, marking its first acquisition of an external manager.
In 2017, industry experts correctly predicted that asset owner demand would continue to drive the rapid expansion of private debt markets both globally and in Asia over the next decade.
QIC seeks to capitalise on the strong performance of private debt in Australia and New Zealand on behalf of State Investments amid higher interest rates and inflationary pressure.
Most family offices in Asia are ready to get started with ESG impact investing, but the question they have is “how?”, according to Robert Kim of professional athlete Jeremy Lin’s family office.
Asia-Pacific asset owners have lost interest in private equity, although alternative asset allocations, in general, have increased from 15.3% to 21.5% over a six-month period, according to AsianInvestor’s most recent survey.
Dry powder has been slow to deploy amid lower interest rates pre-2022, the pandemic and difficulty in finding deals, industry insiders told AsianInvestor.