All Asia Pacific articles
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White papersChina’s lithium crackdown and electric vehicle price wars: What investors need to know
The boom years are over. Beijing’s crackdown on low-grade lithium, loss-making battery plants and fragmented EV brands signals a new era of discipline. For investors, the question is: who thrives when growth gets disciplined?
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White papersWhy investors are moving in on South Korea’s rental boom
With swelling rental demand in key Asia Pacific cities, the residential landscape continues to grow for institutional capital, providing the opportunity to help increase high quality housing supply and benefit from the attractive potential risk-adjusted returns that the sector can offer.
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White papersPublic Engagement Report Q3 2025
The Q3 Public Engagement Report from EOS at Federated Hermes Limited explores the implications of the ratified High Seas Treaty for companies and investors, AI’s insatiable appetite for energy, and key themes from the voting season across developed Asia and emerging markets.
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White papersChina: Strategic Choices in a Changing Century
China and the US have agreed on a one‑year pause in their trade war, signalling a willingness to manage risks. While both remain committed to enhancing their own supply‑chain and technology autonomy, this “ceasefire” should not be interpreted as a strategic reset; rather, it’s a pragmatic step towards coexistence.
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White papersJapan’s Fiscal Reset: Responsible Expansion in a New Political Era
As policy priorities evolve, Japan’s focus on “responsible fiscal expansion” could reshape bond dynamics.
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White papersHome away from home? Europe and APAC living sectors’ appeal amid US uncertainty
Amid economic fluctuations and fraying geopolitical ties, investors are reassessing their reliance on US assets. The unfolding ‘great rotation’ shifts attention toward Europe and Asia-Pacific, where the resilient residential or ‘living’ sectors within the real estate market present appealing returns in uncertain times. With secular tailwinds in housing supply and student mobility, Noura Tan asks, can these markets lead the way toward future growth?
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White papersJapanese dividends: The trend is your friend
Dividends in Japan have been growing in the past decade, and the trend is accelerating. Carl Vine, Co-Head of Asia Pacific Equities, explains why dividend growth is a compelling element of the Japan “reform” story – and why he believes the trend is set to continue.
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White papersDivergence calls for diversification: Asia’s investors look to Europe
Over more than a decade, many Asian countries have looked beyond their own borders for long-term investment opportunities, with significant amounts of capital being directed towards the US. This year we note that Asian investors are increasingly aiming at rebalancing their portfolios, with European assets deemed as an attractive alternative.
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Asset Manager NewsGLP Establishes RMB 2.6 billion AUM Maiden Data Center Fund
Shanghai and Singapore, 1 April 2025 – GLP, a leading global thematic business builder and investment manager, today announced the closing of its first digital infrastructure focused strategy (“GLP China IDC Income Fund I”) at RMB 2.6 billion AUM.
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Asset Manager NewsGLP Capital Partners (“GCP”) recognized at AsianInvestor Asset Management Awards
GCP named Best Alternatives Manager and Hidden Hill Capital named Best Private Equity Manager
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White papersJapan’s corporates are sitting on a potential $2 trillion real estate treasure trove
Japanese companies hold vast real estate assets, which are typically misvalued on their balance sheets. Carl Vine, Co-Head of Asia Pacific Equities, and William Montgomery, Senior Asia Pacific Equities Analyst, explore the often overlooked property treasure – potentially worth US$2 trillion – on Japan’s corporate balance sheets and ask who stands to benefit when it is unlocked.
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White papersWhich indices have surprised on the upside?
As summer season in the northern hemisphere begins to wrap up, we take a rollcall of the indices that have outdone themselves so far this year.
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White papersA spirited return to Asia and China: A multi-asset strategy could help manage risks and deliver more precise outcomes
While investors have seen highs and lows in trade tariff negotiations in the past few months, after selloffs from the initial shock, markets in China and more broadly Asia got back on track and have quietly delivered strong performance this year so far.
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White papersChasing the sun: China leads global race to build solar power
China has significantly increased its solar power capacity in recent years and it now leads the pack globally, surpassing all other countries combined. As different regions adopt varied approaches to renewable energy, the global energy transition is complex and operates at multiple speeds.
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White papersFinding Homes for all Those Zettabytes
As data usage continues to explode, the digital-storage industry is racing to innovate. Here’s a fun fact for summer beachgoers with a taste for tech: Bytes of data now well exceed grains of sand. Thanks to advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), demand for data storage is simply exploding—and the raw numbers are staggering to comprehend.
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White papersWhy APAC real estate now?
The global investment landscape remains highly uncertain, shaped by rapidly evolving geopolitical tensions and economic developments. Our base case reflects a combination of escalation and de-escalation scenarios regarding the trajectory of US tariffs. While we cannot predict how US tariff levels are ultimately going to shake out or the timing of the Federal Reserve’s first rate cut, we remain focused on navigating this volatility with a balanced perspective.
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Asset Manager NewsActis acquires leading Asia cooling systems energy efficiency provider bbp
LUXEMBOURG, 22 July 2025: Actis, a leading growth markets investor in sustainable infrastructure, has acquired a 100% stake in Barghest Building Performance (bbp), a leading Energy-Savings-as-a-Service (ESaaS) provider for heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems in Asia.
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White papersChina’s growth set to hit target in 2025
“Resilient China’s growth highlights the economy’s ongoing efforts to adjust trade partnerships and manage tariff-related challenges, keeping it on track to reach its growth target for 2025.”
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White papersAsia Pacific real estate market outlook Q3 2025
We expect diversification into APAC to increase, especially towards core markets like Japan, Australia, and Korea. Read more about our outlook.
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White papersClear skies ahead: Japan’s structural renaissance
Japan is undergoing a transformative moment that positions it as one of today’s most compelling investment opportunities. The temporary nature of trade tensions stands in contrast with a powerful combination of strong domestic-led growth and sweeping corporate governance reforms that are reshaping the economy. With valuations sitting well below both historical averages and global peers, investors now have a rare opportunity to invest in Japan’s structural transformation.
