Sanctions against Iran have killed many Asian bond deals, as issuers from Korea, China, Japan, India and others have continued to do limited business with the country. July’s nuclear pact could change that
Market participants have feared that the country's most promising tech companies would list abroad due to local exchange rules. A new regime could encourage them to stay at home
Earlier this month the People’s Bank of China changed the way it calculates the daily fixing rate of the yuan against the US dollar. Corporates must now better manage their currency risk
Venture capital funds are getting bigger, and their limited partners are demanding more protections. That has pushed VC terms closer to those of buyout funds
An inaugural issuance of tier 2 bonds has revealed widely-held confidence in the budding asset class. It also creates a structure for others to replicate
Recent yuan depreciation could be a boon for the Hong Kong Exchanges Group's (HKEx) push into fixed income, currencies and commodities, said CEO Charles Li at an event last month.
The second connection between Hong Kong and China's equity markets is ready internally, Hong Kong Exchanges (HKEx) CEO Charles Li has confirmed. But it's still in the regulatory pipeline.
The proliferation of private banks has made the Singapore-dollar debt capital markets an attractive destination for foreign issuers. But a flurry of lower credits could be changing its composition
Asia’s project bonds market has been slow to take off, as domestic banks continue projects lending. But another capital markets product may be more successful
The country's real-estate developers have been among the most prominent Asian issuers in the US dollar bond market. But yuan depreciation and market conditions have lured them onshore
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission plans to follow the efforts by the US and UK in focussing on culture within financial firms, said its chairman Greg Medcraft
The second connection between Hong Kong and China’s equity markets is ready internally, HKEx's CEO has confirmed. But it’s still in the regulatory pipeline.
The onshore currency's recent depreciation could be a boon for the Hong Kong Exchanges Group’s push into fixed income, currencies and commodities, said CEO Charles Li
The European Securities and Markets Authority issued advice on non-EU passporting late last month. Its assessment of Hong Kong and Singapore was not encouraging
The introduction of a non-EU passport could remove national private placement regimes as an option for non-EU fund managers looking to market in the region