FIS Singapore 2025

Investors overlook APAC private credit despite attractive returns

Institutional investment in private credit across the Asia-Pacific is failing to keep pace with the region's strong economic growth and more attractive interest rate environment, according to a panel of investors at the Fiduciary Investors Symposium.
Brendan SwiftMarch 24, 2025
FIS Singapore 2025

The five factors aligning to support EM debt outperformance

Lachlan MaddockMarch 19, 2025
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How Brightwell combines external credit managers and in-house LDI

Sarah RundellSeptember 17, 2024
Investor Profile

ATP returns hit again by large allocation to bonds

Sarah RundellSeptember 3, 2024
FIS Toronto 2024

Stock-bond correlation ‘shock’ prompts portfolio rethink

Simon HoyleJune 3, 2024
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Japanese corporate pension funds navigate uncharted waters

Fixed income, once a stabilising force for asset-rich Japanese corporate pension funds, now struggles to counter stock and currency volatility. Japanese investors are reducing fixed income, and heavily diversifying their portfolio as high currency hedging costs prompt caution, seeking shelter in short-term strategies amid uncertainties surrounding global central bank policies.
Chikafumi HodoDecember 19, 2023
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MN: A new private debt allocation that integrates ESG

Fixed income at fiduciary manager MN will now include private debt. Markus Schaen explains the challenges of building out the portfolio alongside MN's client funds' strict ESG priorities. He also explains how for some ESG-conscious investors ESG integration and impact is more important than outperformance.
Sarah RundellAugust 22, 2023
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