Unlisted assets: A case for APAC-wide regulatory scrutiny is growing

In the wake of Australia's heightened regulatory vigilance over the valuation of unlisted assets held by the country’s pension funds, private asset markets in the rest of Asia could also face similar growing scrutiny. In the Asia Pacific, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) set a precedent by expecting superannuation funds to price their assets quarterly. Andrew Boal, partner, actuarial consulting at Deloitte, believes that regulators across the globe are takin…