Alternatives

Once seen as an alternative or currency hedge, gold is now gaining traction among Asian institutional investors as a core portfolio asset.

Singapore based single family office Vedas Group is moving away from blind pool VC/PE fund commitments in favour of direct, sector-specific investments through special purpose vehicles.

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.

Dutch pension investment manager PGGM has executed a synthetic risk transfer deal in partnership with Standard Chartered, achieving the first capital relief recognition in Singapore through a dual-credit default swap structure.

Australia's commercial property market sees foreign investors accounting for 51% of Q2 transactions as H1 2025 volumes rise 19% year-on-year, with alternatives surging while traditional sectors face headwinds.

Asset owners are accelerating their move into gold, driven by market volatility, structural shifts like de-dollarisation and a growing appetite for diversification.

Private capital investors are responding to macroeconomic shocks with strategic reallocations—shifting away from traditional buyouts and favoring secondaries, infrastructure and growth-focused strategies.

Private credit investors are carefully weighing trade-offs between yield, risk and collateral in Asia. The hunt for risk-adjusted returns is driving renewed interest in both sponsor-backed and real estate-backed lending.

Tuck Meng Yee of Singapore single family office JRT Partners makes the case for hedge funds as dynamic tools to navigate liquid markets.

Private equity secondaries are fast emerging as a critical tool for institutional investors looking to manage risk and navigate a slow-moving exit environment.

The new regime, set to begin on August 1, aims to enhance liquidity, tighten spreads and accelerate institutional adoption across Asia’s digital asset markets.

A trio of landmark US digital asset bills and a push to let pensions invest in alternatives signal mainstream acceptance of cryptocurrencies, with significant implications for both governance and future portfolio construction.