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
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.
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 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
Chinese regulators’ drastic measures following recent equity volatility have eroded international investor trust. Its sale restrictions may also hit fund managers’ bottom line
An IMF staff report released on Monday has highlighted the importance of the ‘freely usable’ criteria in its review of the renminbi. Kickstarting the panda bond market is crucial to meeting these requirements
The Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures and Iosco are beginning Level 3 assessments for compliance with their principles for financial markets infrastructures. Asian regulators should take note
Streamlining separate caps for foreign institutional investors and foreign direct investors will boost the country's financial markets infrastructure. But the rumoured exclusion of the banking sector would negate much the reform's impact
The Kazakh firm's $2 billion restructure was complicated by the fact it wasn't a systemically important financial institution when it defaulted in 2009
The Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority has announced a 25% risk weighting for residential mortgages. It’s unclear what this means for the country’s thriving RMBS market
The Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority has warned banks that they need to raise more capital as well as hiking mortgage risk ratings for the biggest lenders
Data protection and cybersecurity are growing increasingly important to regulators in China. Lenders and their service providers could face additional approvals for their systems
The central bank has reacted to concerns about the falling kyat-to-dollar exchange rate in the country, but its actions could complicate matters for infrastructure projects
Amendments to the Takeover Code follow recent UK and Hong Kong changes. They also clarify processes established during the contested takeover of Fraser and Neave