As covenants in US and European private credit become weakened from an increasing flow of lending capital, asset allocators and managers are eyeing Asia as the next frontier due to its relatively untapped yet sizable market. At FIS Singapore, investors unpacked the region’s complexity premium and why a local approach is essential.
While China was mainly a beneficiary rather than a participant of previous industrial revolutions, it now believes it can lead the next one, and the US will have to work hard to catch up to its extraordinary capacity and speed for development.
The outperformance of APAC equities in 2025 has reignited interest among asset owners in allocating towards the region, but Franklin Templeton’s investment strategist Christy Tan argues the investment case for APAC has shifted from a tactical to a structural buy. She unpacks the reasoning in conversation with Top1000funds.com Asia Pacific correspondent Darcy Song.
FIS 2026 at Raffles Singapore
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Jack Smith
March 31, 2026
FIS 2026 at Raffles Singapore
Asian private credit shines as US, European covenants weaken
As covenants in US and European private credit become weakened from an increasing flow of lending capital, asset allocators and managers are eyeing Asia as the next frontier due to its relatively untapped yet sizable market. At FIS Singapore, investors unpacked the region’s complexity premium and why a local approach is essential.
Darcy Song
March 31, 2026
FIS 2026 at Raffles Singapore
Why China thinks it will lead the next industrial revolution
While China was mainly a beneficiary rather than a participant of previous industrial revolutions, it now believes it can lead the next one, and the US will have to work hard to catch up to its extraordinary capacity and speed for development.
Lachlan Maddock
March 31, 2026
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APAC equities moves from tactical to structural buys
The outperformance of APAC equities in 2025 has reignited interest among asset owners in allocating towards the region, but Franklin Templeton’s investment strategist Christy Tan argues the investment case for APAC has shifted from a tactical to a structural buy. She unpacks the reasoning in conversation with Top1000funds.com Asia Pacific correspondent Darcy Song.
Top1000funds.com
March 30, 2026