Kristina Shperlik

As elevated delivery costs and tighter refinancing terms squeeze real estate returns, institutional investors are adopting modular construction, targeted asset conversions and operational technology to shield operating income.

The Malaysian insurer is adapting to structural volatility by getting incremental gains from core public allocations and resisting the broader industry push into illiquid alternative assets.

Prolonged exit delays and shifting liquidity needs are prompting private equity allocators to embrace counter-cyclical secondary deals across China and wider Apac.

Australia’s second-largest superannuation fund is integrating artificial intelligence across public and private assets to strengthen portfolio performance.

The Malaysian pension fund is overhauling its private markets playbook to mobilise local capital while targeting mid-market managers to accelerate returns.

Apac institutional investors are deploying private capital to bridge bank financing gaps, while global tech giants pour billions into digital infrastructure amid rising middle-market debt pressures, a Moody's report found.

Seeking outsized returns amidst market illiquidity, regional institutional investors are expanding private market commitments.

Market experts are relying on tight loan-to-value, proprietary data sets and direct cash-flow metrics to protect technology portfolios.

Insurers looking to adopt AI do not need to spend on building expensive proprietary infrastructure, industry leaders say.

Managing liquidity constraints, structural currency weakness and operational hurdles require specialist execution and blended portfolio structures in Apac frontier markets.

Regional head of risk, Ajit Lal, highlights how systemic geopolitical shocks, shifting interest rates and evolving regulations require a portfolio-wide approach to asset-liability matching.

Institutional capital is pivoting towards purpose-built rental, student and senior housing to capture inflation-linked returns.