Rupert Walker

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Senior Writer, FinanceAsia

Rupert Walker is a senior writer and has been a financial journalist based in Hong Kong for three years. Previously he was employed by Asiamoney, and has written for various magazines and newspapers on assignments in Central Europe, Russia and Africa. Rupert was also a fund manager in London – investing in emerging markets for Govett Investment, working in capital markets for SG Warburg and Goldman Sachs, and setting up a capital markets business in Singapore for NatWest. He has a BA/MA in Modern History from Keble College, Oxford University and an MA in Anthropology from SOAS, London University. He is also a CFA charterholder.



Recent articles by Rupert Walker

Business Moves
China Three Gorges short-listed for Colombia HEP project
China Three Gorges extends the country's global ambitions with a bid to export infrastructure expertise to Latin America.
4 February 2010
FX
Asia’s foreign exchange policies
Asian central banks have intervened in the currency markets and forged regional alliances to maintain their foreign exchange reserves and help exports.
1 February 2010
People Moves
RBS continues Korea team building
Royal Bank of Scotland recruits former Macquarie corporate financier Sean Cho to lead its Korean investment banking business.
26 January 2010
Business Moves
Morgan Stanley reorganises Asia fixed-income division
Morgan Stanley's fixed-income business realigns to a country focus and prepares for a renewed interest in structured products.
19 January 2010
People Moves
Credit Suisse strengthens prime services team
Credit Suisse prime services adds to its capital introduction capabilities with the appointment of ex-Goldman Sachs director Deborah Lee.
19 January 2010
View Point
Morgan McKinley jobs survey suggests boost for Singapore
Employers in Singapore's financial sector expect to hire and pay up, according to a Morgan McKinley survey.
12 January 2010
People Moves
Credit Suisse appoints vice-chairmen for fixed-income in Asia-Pacific
Credit Suisse appoints Bunt Ghosh and Atsushi Mizuno and vows to increase its Asian headcount in the division by a further 20% this year.
7 January 2010
People Moves
Gammons joins Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Bank of America Merrill Lynch poaches Chris Gammons from Citi to head its private equity business in Asia.
6 January 2010
Business Moves
Korean banks exposed to Kumho Asiana crisis
Kumho Asiana's emergency restructuring exposes Korea's recovering banking sector, but Moody's say ratings remain unchanged.
4 January 2010
Debt
Asia's leading credit analyst discusses bond strategy
FinanceAsia speaks to the winner of our credit analyst poll, Edwin Chan from UBS, about trends and strategies for Asian bonds.
17 December 2009
Business Moves
KoFC prepares investors for future funding and divestments
Korea Finance Corporation, the successor to Korea Development Bank, takes to the road to explain its strategy, albeit cautiously.
16 December 2009
Business Moves
Macquarie granted final licence to open Seoul branch
Macquarie continues to reinforce its presence in Korea after receiving final approval to offer corporate banking services.
15 December 2009
Business Moves
Daiwa unveils next generation e-trading platform in Asia
Daiwa Securities SMBC is the latest bank to set up an enhanced electronic trading platform in Asia, despite growing criticism of dark pools.
14 December 2009
Debt
China’s expanding domestic bond market
Record volumes, standardised issuing procedures and foreign participation signal a maturing market for Chinese corporate bonds.
10 December 2009
Corporate
Credit Suisse launches algorithmic trading in Indonesia
Credit Suisse’s advanced execution services (AES) unit adds algorithmic trading to its direct market access suite for Indonesian equities.
9 December 2009
View Point
State Street's CIO Lacaille explains his investment strategy
Richard Lacaille, chief investment officer of State Street Global Advisors, tells FinanceAsia about opportunities in emerging markets and warns about currency volatility.
8 December 2009
People Moves
New hire to lead risk solutions for Barclays in Southeast Asia
Barclays Capital recruits Jacqueline Tan from ABN AMRO to head its Southeast Asia risk solutions group as part of a continuing enhancement of its regional investment banking ...
4 December 2009
View Point
Cautious banks threaten Indonesia’s recovery
Despite boasting healthy ratios, Indonesia's banks are doing too little to boost the economy.
25 November 2009
Debt
ICICI prices $750 million bond in difficult markets
ICICI, India's biggest private sector bank, defies poor markets and issues a $750 million five-year bond.
23 November 2009
Debt
HSBC China leads pack to underwrite mainland financial bond
HSBC China becomes the first locally incorporated foreign bank to help underwrite a financial bond in China, with a Rmb5 billion two-tranche deal for Bank of Shanghai.
19 November 2009
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