FAST-P Revamps Blended Finance Through Commercial Returns Emerging Markets, Infrastructure, Private & Alternative Markets Singapore’s FAST-P initiative aims to revamp blended finance to support Asia’s energy transition by offering commercial returns Read More
ASIC Calls out Questionable Private Credit Practices Fixed Income & Credit, Private & Alternative Markets, Risk and Regulation ASIC has called for the private credit sector to lift standards, after a review of the sector found questionable practices Read More
Governments Need to Back Early-stage Investment in Energy Transition ESG, Infrastructure, Private & Alternative Markets Governments need to support early-stage investments into new energy transition technologies, since the key driver behind the transition is innovation, Macquarie Group CEO says Read More
Natural Capital: A Growing Conversation in Institutional Investment Infrastructure, Private & Alternative Markets, Real Estate Lowly correlated returns, positive environmental outcomes and long-term value make natural capital an attractive investment Read More
How Much Liquidity Do You Need? Asset Owners, Private & Alternative Markets The merger of three portfolios into Brighter Super sparked some fundamental questions around diversification and liquidity for CIO Mark Rider. He explains why illiquid assets are still important in the context of periodic inflation spikes Read More
TelstraSuper Rejects Permanent Alt Exposures Asset Owners, Private & Alternative Markets Alternative investments have an important role to play in institutional portfolios, but opportunities are more fleeting than in traditional asset classes, TelstraSuper says Read More
KiwiSaver Grows Beyond Local Markets Private & Alternative Markets As the KiwiSaver scheme is outgrowing the domestic New Zealand market, Mercer sees a role for private markets to diversify these portfolios, Florence Chong writes Read More
CFS Appoints J.P. Morgan for First PE Allocation Asset Owners, Private & Alternative Markets CFS has allocated its first mandate in private equity to J.P. Morgan AM for a multi-year deployment program Read More
Liquidity of Private Market Wealth Products a Drag on Returns Private & Alternative Markets Private market strategies targeting private wealth and retail investors might have liquidity features that are a mismatch with the underlying assets or produce a drag on returns and alter strategies’ risk profiles, bfinance warns Read More
