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February 2010
It's good to be in Asia Considering that the recent global economic downturn was nowhere near as severe in Asia as it was - and is - in other parts of the world, and given that the UK and US governments are doing their best to try to penalise big-bonus earners, and in particular ...

December 2009 / January 2010
Touch wood This past year is one to put behind us. While many ended 2009 with record deals, on the whole it was a rough and tumble ride where the unexpected was inevitably expected. Even those who dominated sectors – and won accolades from us in our 19 pages of write-ups for our ...

November 2009
Masters of finance As we narrowed down our top 50 list, several people asked me, "Do you regret introducing the FinanceAsia Club?" The fact that I paused, before answering, caused some to chuckle. Selecting 50 names wasn't easy. But it was worth it. Polling and interviewing our ...

October 2009
The future is Mongolia Mongolia is truly one of Asia's last frontiers. Rich with minerals, it is considered by many to be a promised land. But getting those resources out of the ground and then out of the country poses some significant challenges. Arguably, the most cumbersome ...

September 2009
Oh to be rich It is likely many readers feel a mix of envy and curiosity when they check out our annual list of the top 100 wealthiest people in Asia. Wouldn't you like to be a tycoon? Or maybe you wouldn't. As we point out in this issue, wealth comes with a host of headaches – from ...

August 2009
Our new heroes In this issue we look at how international financial institutions have swept into Asia to invest, filling a gap left by multinational banks, which have been constrained by their own problems.We also focus on the Middle East. The United Arab Emirates is coping with ...

July 2009
Finding opportunities In this issue we focus on how Southeast Asia is poised to emerge from the crisis stronger. That is, if it reinvents itself yet again. The region learnt lessons from the Asian financial crisis, which have served it well now. But in order for Indonesia, Thailand, ...

June 2009
Stimulation nation China is pumping money into infrastructure projects around the nation in an effort to spend its way out of economic danger. In this issue we look at how much has been doled out and where it is going. More important, we warn of the long-term consequences for the ...

May 2009
Making it work One of the biggest pair-ups with an Asia angle during this financial crisis was the strategic investment by Japan's banking giant Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group into Morgan Stanley in late September. On the heels of that investment comes the restructuring of Morgan ...

April 2009
Corporate woes In this month's cover story we look at how Asian businesses that borrowed heavily during the past couple of years to pay for expansion are now squeezed by a combination of the global downturn and tightening in credit markets. Strong cash flows and credible business ...

March 2009
Job and pay cuts The most popular stories on our website are typically about people moves – readers are interested in the gossip and what new employment opportunities may be on the horizon. Increasingly, however, these writeups have been about job cuts, and redundant bankers are ...

February 2009
Worried down under Increasingly, countries are looking inward – to try to stimulate their sluggish economies and to contain problems. This is particularly true in Australia, where the rise in corporate bankruptcies and the possibility that the Australian economy could deteriorate ...

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