Suntech’s lessons for China’s bankruptcy regime The solar panel producer reveals shortcomings in China's insolvency regime and reminds investors to adequately price default risk into ChinaCo bonds By Ashley Lee November 06 2013
Aussie litigation funding to change APAC class actions Australia has seen an increase in class actions following the growth of its third party litigation funding model. And it’s a model that may spread throughout Asia By Ashley Lee November 06 2013
What Hyundai Rotem means for the Korean IPO market The $587 million IPO of Hyundai Rotem was the largest IPO in Korea since 2010 and marked a move away from two-tranche Korean offerings By Ashley Lee November 05 2013
Asia bank capital series: China’s Basel III regime explained China’s Basel III regime is stricter than that of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s international framework, and involves an aggressive timeline By Ashley Lee October 31 2013
ICBC Asia’s USD Basel III-compliant Tier 2 bond first explained On October 3, ICBC became the first Asian bank to issue USD-denominated Basel III-compliant Tier 2 notes, establishing a pricing benchmark for future issuances from Asian banks By Ashley Lee October 30 2013
Setting the rules for alternative credit providers Alternative credit providers are facing a laundry list of new restrictions to ensure they aren’t the root of the next crisis. By Zoe Thomas & Ashley Lee October 30 2013
Shuanghui-Smithfield merger explained Shuanghui’s acquisition of Smithfield was the largest Chinese takeover of a US company to-date. Here’s why it signals that the US is open to Chinese investment By Ashley Lee October 30 2013
Thai infrastructure fund first to change energy-related financing The Amata B. Grimm infrastructure fund IPO represented the first listing of an energy-related infrastructure fund and only the second listing of an infrastructure fund in Thailand. By Ashley Lee October 30 2013
Asifma: Asia's 2014 regulatory outlook Mutual recognition, stronger capital markets, and extraterritoriality are at the heart of the region’s growth prospects By Ashley Lee October 30 2013
