Fund Managers

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

Diversification is rising up the investment agenda as institutional investors respond to geopolitical risks, market volatility, pension reforms and an evolving regulatory landscape.

From cutting grass at a local golf course to leading ETF capital markets across three continents, State Street's Mesnard-Sense has built a career defined by patience, commitment and a willingness to embrace the unknown.

Industry experts examine whether the breach marks a reversal for crypto allocation trends or a turning point for regulated market infrastructure and investment products in the region.

Asian asset owners are increasingly using active ETFs to generate income, manage downside risk and improve portfolio flexibility.

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

Barriers to directing capital towards climate-related projects, particularly in emerging markets, are prompting allocators to adopt new approaches to assessing opportunities.

Faced with multitrillion-dollar growth projections, managers are turning to interoperable systems and token mirroring to unlock trapped liquidity without abandoning traditional infrastructure.

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

As private credit has attracted record inflows from institutional investors in recent years, there are concerns that parts of the market may be becoming overcrowded.

Institutional investors are moving away from benchmark-led investing as market concentration, geopolitical uncertainty and volatility push allocators towards active management, alternatives and integrated public-private market strategies, according to a survey by Schroders.

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