Tag: corporate

Asia's first corporate bond issue this year is expected to be followed as early as this week by a Vietnam sovereign, while Evergrande Real Estate and PT Cikarang Listrindo are ... The large number of emerging market bonds that are due to mature over the next five quarters raises the prospect of high-profile defaults. The Dutch bank transfers Lissy Smit to Hong Kong as director of corporate finance. The existence of strong internal controls and adequate oversight of management are just as important to creditors as they are to equity investors. The firm names Basil Hwang as partner in its corporate department. Former Freshfields partner jumps ship to Paul Hastings Hong Kong. Robert Xie and Barbara Zhang join the firm as it continues to deepen its corporate finance division. Unrated Philippine conglomerate first to test the new year''s high-yield appetite. SWIFT announces a doubling of its registered corporate users in little over a year. LGE offers rare Korean corporate issue. Falling knives: Pimco ponders what explains sharp reversals on credit valuations despite improving fundamentals. Dutch firm, ABN AMRO, well known for its reorganizations, produces another major shake-up impacting Asia. A new division, offering trade finance and cash management services for professional service firms, opens in Hong Kong. A valuable study of the US solution for helping businesses ride out economic shocks. Four new senior associates enter the firm. Wong Kok-Hoi, CIO of APS Asset Management, explains his firm''s investment approach. The Tokyo Stock Exchange becomes the first Asian exchange to use SWIFT to deliver corporate action messages. Former UK government minister and Morgan Stanley banker, Francis Maude talks about Asia and corporate governance. The US clearing and settlement body introduces a global service for the outsourcing of corporate actions processing. Kee-Young Im takes up the new role.