Private capital

iCapital strengthens Apac presence as demand for alternatives surges among wealthy investors

Singapore’s wealthy are no longer asking whether to invest in alternatives – they want to know how: COO

The venture ecosystem has evolved materially over time, with larger platforms emerging.
THE BOTTOM LINE

Why venture capital unlocks access to next-generation market leaders

Public equity portfolios may miss out on growth as companies stay private for longer

On the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange, IT companies have a representation of only around 5%, compared with 35% on the US’ S&P 500 index.

Vietnam records strongest private capital rebound in years despite zero IPO exits

Current initial public offering pipeline is set to be the first private sector-led cycle since 2018: report

The panellists discussed collaborative projects, taking risks in philanthropy and crises.
TAKING HEART

Cross-sector collaboration needed to tackle social impact: panel

Crises present opportunities for philanthropy to step up and fill the gaps, panellists add

Chee Jiun Wen previously held senior roles at companies including Julius Baer, advising sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations and private clients across Asia.

Franklin Templeton appoints former BOS managing director to new Apac private markets wealth role

Chee Jiun Wen will be based in Singapore and will focus on expanding the company’s private markets franchise across the region

Modern defence is less about troop numbers than about control of advanced technologies such as semiconductors, artificial intelligence, quantum computing and clean energy.

Bigger defence budgets are not enough to secure Europe

The continent cannot rearm without mobilising private capital for military R&D

The fund is set to start in the second half and follows similar ones introduced by KKR and Capital Group last year in the US, Capital Group CEO Mike Gitlin said.

KKR, Capital Group to start public-private credit fund in Asia

The partnership comes as rival firms also ramp up their own public-private offerings

The company's co-chief executive officers Doug Ostrover and Marc Lipschultz had previously pledged more than half of their Blue Owl stakes to secure loans from financial institutions.

Blue Owl co-CEOs’ personal loans no longer backed by firm shares

[LOS ANGELES] Blue Owl Capital co-chief executive officers Doug Ostrover and Marc Lipschultz have revised the terms of personal loans to remove the company’s shares as collateral, after turmoil in the...

Industry titans like SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic continue to command massive valuations in funding rounds.

Wealthy Asians chasing returns pour US$25 billion into AI startups

For Asia’s elite, the allure of generational tech gains is outweighing the risks of a potential bubble