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Why multi-asset credit offers value in troubled markets

Multi-asset credit represents an interesting investment opportunity in today’s environment, with global geopolitics and inflationary concerns making European credit a potentially attractive choice, says Richard Ryan at M&G Investments.

Latest Nuveen survey reveals stronger investor appetite for private assets

The results from survey point to a growing risk-on sentiment among investors, with plans to expand into niche areas of private fixed income.

Private credit’s new frontier: growth lending as a source of diversification

As private credit becomes more common in portfolios amid greater exposure to alternatives, investors want new, satellite allocations with extra alpha and diversification in mind. Growth lending can deliver these goals, according to Xiaying Zhang, Wellington Management’s director of private investments, APAC.

New RFQ protocols make APAC credit trading more efficient

Reverting to voice trading in times of crisis will mean credit traders miss out on key benefits of electronic protocols.

Alternative credit growth story paves way for wider take-up

We consider how alternative credit has evolved, and what these asset classes can provide investors in uncertain times.

Making a more diversified US equities portfolio pay off

At a time of flux in markets and with investors planning their allocations for the year ahead amid a cautious outlook for US interest rates, the modular construction of the Russell US Indexes can enable portfolios to diversify exposure to the US economy’s growth potential with greater precision.

What’s driving the Asia Pacific boom in ETFs?

Greater appetite for fixed income exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and products with exposure to forces that could reshape the world economy - like artificial intelligence (AI) and automation - are underpinning demand, says Magnus Cattan, vice president, head of client development for ICE in Asia Pacific.

Survey shows APAC investors eye regional bonds for yield, diversification and stability

Asset owners and managers in Asia Pacific (APAC) are looking to domestic and regional bond markets for portfolio diversification and income, reveals a survey commissioned by State Street Global Advisors’ ABF Pan Asia Bond Index Fund (PAIF).

Environmental investing: public and private opportunities for family offices in a new era

Exposure to a range of public and private companies across diverse sectors from renewables and energy efficiency, to sustainable agriculture, water supply and waste management, can provide attractive returns amid the growing urgency for environmental solutions, believe Pictet Asset Management along with executives from family offices and endowments in Asia.

2025 Equity Outlook: Policy clarity brings fundamentals to the fore

With the US election results in and policy uncertainties largely resolved, we expect a return to fundamentals in 2025 with ongoing innovations and supply chain changes create a ripe hunting ground for global equities, particularly for companies poised to benefit from longer-term secular trends