Sun Life is strengthening its focus on private markets, with Asia Asset Management President Benjamin Deng pointing to opportunities in private credit and equity.
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2025 was a year of resilience and record-breaking returns − but also of extreme volatility. As 2026 gets underway, questions abound about the potential market drivers. Will further US rate cuts materialise, or will sticky inflation derail the script? Are today’s tech titans truly rewriting the productivity playbook, or are we witnessing the early tremors of an AI bubble? And could the reopening of the IPO market lift investor confidence in private markets?
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Structural reforms in Japan, rapid economic expansion in India, and China’s resilience as an AI leader are reshaping deal flows.
Korea’s private equity industry is entering its next growth phase as governance reforms, succession transitions and global expansion reshape investment strategies.
The ReOcean Fund by the Foundation Prince Albert II de Monaco is capitalising on Asia's growing 15% portfolio share by targeting growth-stage ocean companies.
Family offices are charging deeper into private equity, taking on institutional investors in deals while layering into complex products. But rapid expansion, rising rates and weak governance controls are combining to raise the stakes, and the risks.
Private credit is emerging as a key stabiliser for portfolios even as tighter spreads and looser covenants raise the risks. OMERS, one of Canada’s largest pension funds, is leaning heavily into private markets while reassessing regional equities and AI infrastructure.
Continuation vehicles are transforming private equity across Asia, with India, China and Southeast Asia driving mid-market momentum.
Secondary transactions are emerging as the pressure valve for Asia’s private markets, offering discounts and quicker cash returns.
Board member Eric Neo outlines a shift towards private markets as part of a broader strategy to balance liquidity with intergenerational needs and stable returns.
Even as private equity dealmaking slows across Southeast Asia, Conrad Tsang's family office is sticking to its regional investment strategy.
Asset allocators are finding ways to sustain deployment pace amid strong pockets of activity in Asia, rising selectivity and an intensified focus on liquidity, exits and operational resilience.
