Private assets

Talking heads – Sheltering from volatility with real estate debt
Investors combing financial markets in search of safe passage amid rising interest rates and uncertainty over the direction of economies...

Allocating to private assets in open-ended funds
Private assets such as private equity and private debt have come to the fore as a viable alternative for investors...

Talking heads – Bold stewardship to achieve ESG objectives
As elsewhere, recent years have seen a rise in the importance accorded by investors in Asia to allying their investments...

Talking heads – The strategic case for investing in private assets
Given concerns about a secular rise in inflation and higher policy rates, in addition to question marks about the capacity...

Babies and bath water: Is it time to abandon the 60-40 portfolio?
The groans of despair heard from multi-asset portfolio managers lament the positive correlation between equities and bonds we have seen...

Investment Outlook 2023 – Investing in an age of transformation
In our 2023 Investment Outlook, we seek to guide investors at a pivotal moment for the global economy. Surging inflation...

European infrastructure debt – Navigating new challenges
Infrastructure debt's resilience as an asset class was demonstrated during the pandemic. However, new challenges have arisen. A key concern...

Talking heads – As an alternative, consider a direct small lending portfolio
Investors shell-shocked by the fallout from high inflation, rising interest rates and slowing economies and looking to alternative markets for...

How can investors aid pandemic resilience?
Covid-19 taught us important lessons on pandemic preparedness. How can we plan for the future, and how can investors help...

Talking heads - A grim macroeconomic outlook for Europe
The summer has seen a sharp deterioration in prospects for the the euro area economy. The cost of living crisis...

Talking heads - The shock-absorbing nature of infrastructure debt
As a broad asset class underlying the full spectrum of economic activity and a non-cyclical slant, infrastructure debt has attributes...

Can private markets help investors ride the inflation wave?
Demographics, repetitive bouts of fiscal stimulus, and deglobalisation are among the factors pointing to prolonged higher inflation. Can private markets...