03/27/2018
Rising China, new technology will drive biggest change in Asean — Maybank Kim Eng
Maybank Kim Eng added that Asean also accounts for the largest share of Chinese mergers and acquisitions (M&A) investment
Comment, Analysis & Research
03/27/2018
UBS sharpens its focus… while Hong Kong’s regulator draws its knife
The bank has had a rough ride in Asia over the last few years, written off on more than one occasion by rivals as a real force in Asian investment banking because of numerous changes in senior management and a slide down the league tables.
03/26/2018
Morgan Stanley eager to grow in increasingly open China
CEO Gorman sanguine about global growth and 'exciting' Japanese recovery
03/26/2018
The rising appeal of sustainable investing
ESG analysis can not only help investors align their investments with their values by negative screening
03/26/2018
New NH brokerage arm CEO to bolster investment banking biz
IB refers to a financial firm’s business to help a firm raise or secure capital through securities issuance, initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions.
03/26/2018
China will steadily advance financial reforms, open sector -c.bank’s Yi Gang
China to push forward financial reforms, says new central bank governor Yi Gang
03/26/2018
Nine heavy hitters who could land you a job at Citi in HK and Singapore
Who might be interviewing you if you apply to Citi in Asia?
03/26/2018
China’s new finance minister says some tax changes coming
Liu called “invalid” a suggestion from an audience member that China had made little progress in developing a market-oriented economy.
03/26/2018
Tax concessions for wealthy reach $68 billion, analysis finds
“We are forever being told about how much Australians have to work in order to pay the welfare bill,” Anglicare Australia executive director Kasy Chambers said.
03/26/2018
Sustainability is more than important, it is urgent, says HSBC’s ‘green chief’
The Paris Agreements were signed in 2015 under United Nations auspices
03/26/2018
Clean-up makes Việt Nam banks attractive to foreign investors
In all investors paid $300 million for a 21.5 per cent stake in HDBank.
03/26/2018
Financial M&A deals in Asia Pacific to hit S$161 bil in 2018: Baker McKenzie
In all, its research, developed in associated with Oxford Economics, anticipates global M&A values in the financial sector to rise to US$616 billion in 2018
03/26/2018
Why a new superannuation review is needed
Instead, what is needed is a comprehensive review to lock down the system in favour of the consumer
03/26/2018
Ethical investment demand ‘unmet’: Morgan Stanley
Australian product providers have failed to meet investor demand for quality ethical investment strategies, says Morgan Stanley
03/26/2018
The best investment banks to work for in Hong Kong right now
Mainland banks have cornered the IPO market in Asia as more companies from their home country use Hong Kong’s exchange to go public.
03/22/2018
Oliver Wyman sees China asset managers’ AUM reach 90 trillion RMB by 2022
It estimates that the total investable wealth of high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals in China will reach 110 trillion RMB by 2022, up from 51 trillion RMB in 2016.
03/22/2018
Temasek, Norwegian wealth fund among ICICI Securities’ anchor investors
Anchor investors are institutional investors who accept a one-month lock-in period for a sizeable allocation of shares and support a public offering.
03/22/2018
Labuan IBFC Hosts Malaysia's Largest Asset Leasing Symposium
This level of growth is reflective of the continued economic growth of the Asian region
03/22/2018
Global Tech Spending Forecast: Banking Edition, 2018
Margin pressures in core areas of the business are pressuring banks to increase spending on IT
03/21/2018
Asia Pacific M&A to grow says HSF
For Australia, in 2017 public M&A activity was mixed, with deal volumes largely consistent with 2016 levels.