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Alternative credit: Diversifying the drivers of risk and return

In partnership with Nuveen

As AI-driven concentration risk reshapes direct lending, Nuveen's latest insights explore how institutional investors in Asia Pacific (Apac) are building genuine diversification across alternative credit – without accumulating hidden risk. The key is to create more resilient portfolios by moving beyond concentrated direct lending toward energy infrastructure credit and real estate debt.

Alternative credit: Diversifying the drivers of risk and return

Insurers demand selectivity as private debt spreads narrow

Kristina Shperlik

Aug 23, 2026

As concerns grow over shrinking illiquidity premiums, experts explain how they determine whether private credit still yields sufficient return to justify locking up capital.

Insurers demand selectivity as private debt spreads narrow

Australian super funds press ahead with private credit amid ASIC warnings

Lachlan Colquhoun

Aug 17, 2026

Regulator ASIC is stepping up scrutiny of private credit following rising defaults, valuation uncertainty and redemption pressures in markets like the US and Europe.

Australian super funds press ahead with private credit amid ASIC warnings

Peninsula House ignores commingled funds to chase short-duration credit

Kristina Shperlik

Aug 11, 2026

The New York-based single-family office prefers asset-backed lending over the traditional private equity fund model.

Peninsula House ignores commingled funds to chase short-duration credit

Insurers stress private credit discipline amid volatility

Heather Ng

Aug 5, 2026

These long-term allocators prioritise private credit over public fixed income as they balance returns with discipline in the face of rising risks.

Insurers stress private credit discipline amid volatility

Industry Insiders: Private credit enters "adulthood"

Simon La Greca

Jul 30, 2026

The asset class cannot be treated as a monolith, as there are critical distinctions across global infrastructure, regional dynamics and liquidity structures, says Simon La Greca.

Industry Insiders: Private credit enters "adulthood"

Capital efficiency overtakes yield as key focus for insurance portfolios

Kristina Shperlik

Jul 30, 2026

Insurers should embrace rigorous stress testing and careful evaluation of private markets, says Ageas’ Christian Choi.

Capital efficiency overtakes yield as key focus for insurance portfolios

Temasek hits record $400bn amid AI, alternatives push

Nishtha Asthana

Jul 12, 2026

Bracing for a "polycrisis" world, the Singaporean investor is targeting 5% allocations to private credit and infrastructure alongside portfolio-wide AI adoption.

Temasek hits record $400bn amid AI, alternatives push

Insurers fuel APAC-focused private credit growth

Heather Ng

Jul 8, 2026

Portfolios are turning to pan-Asian strategies to leverage the region's diverse developed and emerging markets for low-correlation returns, according to a report by Moody's Ratings.

Insurers fuel APAC-focused private credit growth

Investors target Japan, SE Asia as 'selectivity' defines private market flows

Heather Ng

Jul 8, 2026

APAC allocators are recalibrating their portfolios to focus on compelling valuations, the infrastructure boom and a rising regional appetite for private credit, according to a report by Preqin.

Investors target Japan, SE Asia as 'selectivity' defines private market flows

Sun Life AM's Asia chief warns of private credit liquidity risk

Lucas Cacioli

Jul 1, 2026

As the asset class expands across the region, Benjamin Deng argues the real challenge is not asset growth but the lack of diversification and liquidity mismatch.

Sun Life AM's Asia chief warns of private credit liquidity risk

APAC institutions lead global push into private markets

Kristina Shperlik

Jun 23, 2026

Investors are turning to AI and a booming secondary market to navigate a prolonged liquidity crunch, according to State Street’s 5th annual global private markets study.

APAC institutions lead global push into private markets