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Asia is a region rich in opportunities. But an Asian Development Bank vice president has warned would-be investors to be mindful of its challenges

The Bank of England’s head of financial stability has urged the market to remain wide-awake to the potentially adverse unintended consequences of low interest rates

Mighty River Power's dual-listing was New Zealand's largest-ever. It also marked the first offering in the New Zealand's contentious mixed-ownership model

According to the ECB's executive board member, Benoît Cœuré, a single resolution mechanism must be in place, if a genuine EU banking union is to be achieved. Here he outlines the key components required for the SRM to be effective

Key industry figures have outlined the major trends impacting the asset management industry since the financial crisis, and what they mean for its future development

The European Commission’s decision to exclude pension funds from Solvency II-style capital rules has removed a potential hurdle to the investor-class becoming more active project financiers

Ordinance No 06/2013/UBTVQH13 on foreign exchange controls was passed on March 18 2013, amending and supplementing Ordinance No 28/2005/PL-UBTVQH dated December 13 2005. The new Ordinance, which takes effect from January 1 2014, focuses on issues critical to investors, including: foreign investment into Vietnam; Vietnamese investment overseas; usage of foreign currency in Vietnam; and, foreign loans for residents. The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has prepared many drafts of legal instruments to implement the new Ordinance.

In an IFLR video exclusive, the Bank of England’s Andy Haldane reveals why nurturing the good parts of shadow banking will the next regulatory frontier

Vandana Shroff of Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co examines the increasingly important role that the international bond markets are playing in capital raising for Indian companies

Carlos Fradique Mendez Cesar Rodriguez A positive investment cycle and the consolidation of the country's macroeconomic framework have underpinned Colombia's sustained growth over the last decade. This was reflected in the investment grade rating in 2011 and the further upgrade in April 2013. Despite the significant improvement in Colombia's economic fundamentals, some issues remain pending in the country's transport infrastructure. In response, the Colombian government has launched an ambitious public–private partnership (PPP) programme with an estimated investment of approximately $20 billion, which is generating an unprecedented demand on local financing sources and the need to adopt new approaches to project finance. Institutional investors, supranational and international financial institutions are likely to play a paramount role: traditional sources of banking finance are fairly limited given the dramatic increase in financing needs.