Wealth Tracker: Could 2026 be a defining year for Asian equities?

Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong · Mar 3, 2026 · 11m

2025 tested investors with geopolitical uncertainty, shifting interest rate expectations, elections across major economies, and uneven global growth.Yet despite the volatility, Asian assets demonstrated surprising resilience, with fixed income delivering strong gains and equities across parts of Asia staging a constructive recovery. So what does this mean for 2026 and beyond? On Wealth Tracker, Hongbin Jeong speaks with Hock Fai Chan, Head of Equities, Singapore, Manulife Investment Management, to unpack the outlook for Asian equities, the key themes shaping portfolio positioning, and whether…