Asia-Pacific

High-net-worth clients are expected to 'reallocate' towards private equity as rates come down, Mathieu Forcioli, global and APAC head of alternatives for HSBC Global Private Banking, tells PEI.

Multiple domestic managers have been in touch with LPs seeking clarity over the economic implications of Korea's recent political turmoil, PEI understands.

Its third-party offerings could include co-investments and SMAs, Amy Cho, head of Asia-Pacific and chief executive of M&G Investments Singapore, tells PEI.

APRA will soon publish a review into how superfunds value unlisted assets, with ASIC supporting the work as it considers systemic risk to the wider financial system.

The firm made its first Australian wealth hire this month amid efforts to ‘steepen the curve’ of private markets adoption among regional investors, Ed Huang, head of APAC for Private Wealth Solutions, tells PEI.

Japan is the firm’s second-largest destination for PE deployment, co-chief Joseph Bae told delegates at the HKMA’s 2024 Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit.

A ‘multipolar world' may also drive investment opportunities in Asia-Pacific, executive co-chair Hartley Rogers tells PEI.

The first two funds in the series, targeting Chengdu and Guangzhou, have collectively raised around 2bn yuan from both overseas and domestic LPs, PEI understands.

Some of Asia's most influential LPs have teamed up to catalyse climate investments in the region. Plus: Onex has been ramping up its distributions in a bid to resume fundraising for its latest private equity flagship. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

A number of product launches over the past couple of years underscore domestic and international conviction in the Australian wealth opportunity.