Singapore private debt market growth is drawing another global asset manager, as Australian pension-fund-owned IFM Investors prepares to open an office in the city-state in March, sources said. The move underscores Singapore’s push to build scale in the USD1.7tr private credit market and follows IFM’s partnership with the Australian government to pursue Southeast Asia investments. It comes as Singapore sees an influx of private credit managers, with Sixth Street Partners open

Blackstone Asia hiring plans are accelerating as the alternative asset manager looks to capture rising private market demand from individual investors, Ed Huang, its Asia-Pacific private wealth head, said. Blackstone has roughly doubled its regional team over the past two years and is expanding in Japan, adding staff in Australia and placing people on the ground in South Korea. Huang said the firm sees strong potential in offering private equity and private credit products to

Asia loan bankers are bracing for tougher competition and thinner margins as subdued deal flow and stronger borrower bargaining power reshape the lending landscape. Bloomberg data show G3 loan volumes in Asia-Pacific excluding Japan fell 6.7% in 2025 to a two-year low of USD189bn, as tariff uncertainty and elevated US interest rates led some companies to delay dollar borrowing or shift to local-currency funding. Over the same period, G3 bond issuance jumped 27% to a four-year

Adams Street Partners Hong Kong office plans are advancing as the USD65bn private markets manager opens a new location to strengthen coverage of institutional, family office, and wealth clients across Asia-Pacific. The office, which will commence operations upon licensing, aims to enhance local deal sourcing and client engagement amid rising regional demand for diversified access to global private markets alongside domestic opportunities. The firm said the Adams Street Partne

Asian family offices are increasingly allocating to semi-liquid alternatives such as private credit and secondaries to enhance returns and manage risk, according to Singapore-based multi-family office First Capital Global Management (FCGM). Lili Wang, the firm’s head of alternative investments, said FCGM is evaluating two private credit funds in Asia and the US and prioritises flexible, cash-generating structures with high single-digit yields. Alternatives now make up around

First Capital Global Management (FCGM), a Singapore multi-family office, has appointed former Finex partner Lili Wang as managing...

Citigroup has expanded its Asia private bank adviser headcount by 10% this year amid a Hong Kong wealth boom, as capital inflows drive...