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But is it sweet?

One has to say, thank God for Singapore. Without the Singaporeans, the M&A market would be virtually dead this year. But thanks to SingTelÆs acquisition of Optus and DBSÆs acquisition of Dao Heng Bank, it at least shows signs of life.

The US SEC may not have even begun reviewing Asia Pulp & Paper''s (APP) critical debt exchange, which is highly unlikely to go ahead this year, if at all.

Atlantis Investment Management CEO Peter Irving explains that, despite the volatility, there is strong value in Korean stocks.

Hong Kong-based Value Partners is launching a B-share fund to target undervalued shares. Associate director Jonathan Liang says market reforms will benefit the fund.