Hot takes: What were the hottest topics in the industry this year?

From economic and geopolitical considerations to megatrends, our experts at SuperReturn Asia share the key hot topics on investors' lips in 2022.

"There's a lot on the investors' lips this year and it's hard to ignore the megatrends." - George Maltezos, Partner, Campbell Lutyens

"I'm going to give you two hot topics. One is: where are evaluations going in the current environment?" - Andrea Auerbach, Partner & Global Head of Private Investments, Cambridge Associates

"We all accepted that it was inevitable that interest rates would rise." - Sarah Farrell, Managing Principal, Private Equity Group, Allstate Investments

"Very simple: the rising interest rates." - Hans-Jörg Baumann, Partner, StepStone Group

"Inflation, the Fed, and the potential impact on valuations." - Michael Marquardt, CEO Asia, IQ-EQ

"I'm going to be boring here. You've probably heard this many times before - ESG." - Hugh Stacey, Executive Director, IQ-EQ Investor Solutions

"For me, what I found really interesting today, was the secondaries market." - James Wyn, Head of Client Coverage APAC, Burgiss

"We see huge market corrections in the global market and people are trying to see how to overcome uncertainty." - Yuka Hata, Managing Director / Head of Funds Investments, Japan Investment Corporation

"I think it's all about the global financial crisis. What will happen in the upcoming years?" - Henry Lin, Founder and CEO, Linnovate Partners

"Every company, every country are facing energy shortage challenges." - Anna Xu, Founding Partner, Hike Capital

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