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Equities
Gap between issuers and investors makes new CBs a challenge
Investors have cash to invest but prefer convertibles and exchangeables from high-quality names like Temasek. Other issuers need to offer investor-friendly terms and asset ...
By Anette Jönsson | 26 January 2012
Macro & Markets
US economy will not suffer lost decade
The US is heading for a slow and gradual recovery rather than a Japanese-style lost decade, and it will once again lead G3 growth in 2012, say strategists.
By Ivan Zhang | 18 January 2012
Macro & Markets
Year of the dragon offers opportunity, says HSBC
HSBC's global economic outlook focuses on the positive, stressing the attractiveness of corporate credit and Asian equities.
By Ivan Zhang | 9 January 2012
Equities
Year opens on positive note, but ECM activity seen as thin
A few block trades and follow-ons, and possibly one or two convertible bonds, could add some life to what is expected to be a very quiet January in the Asian equity capital ...
By Anette Jönsson | 4 January 2012
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Indonesia is only just getting started, says Citi
Indonesia has had one of its most active years in investment banking and capital markets. Citi’s Indonesia CEO Tigor Siahaan explains what is attracting investors.
By Lara Wozniak | 28 November 2011
View Point
Global recession is last thing Asia needs right now
We talk to John Woods, Citi's chief investment strategist for Asia-Pacific, about the capital markets outlook for the region.
By Lara Wozniak | 17 August 2011
View Point
The outlook for investment banking
Citi's Hong Kong global banking head Ed Lam discusses the outlook for capital markets activity and M&A in the second half of the year.
By Lara Wozniak | 10 August 2011
Macro & Markets
Asia’s banks in good health (for now), says S&P
A Standard & Poor’s report says Asia’s banking outlook is stable, despite broad challenges.
By Nick Ferguson | 29 June 2011
Co-published
Asia-Pacific issuers set for a positive 2011, but challenges lurk
Ian Thompson, Standard & Poor's chief credit officer for Asia-Pacific, discusses Asia’s credit outlook for 2011.
By Standard & Poor's | 24 March 2011
Debt
High-yield and offshore currencies seen as key themes in 2011
Barclays Capital takes a look at what lies in store for Asia's bond markets in 2011 following last year's record issuance.
By Denise Wee | 21 January 2011
View Point
Big on Japan: Citi CEO predicts another big year ahead
Darren Buckley, CEO for Citi Japan, sat down with FinanceAsia when he was in Hong Kong recently to discuss Citi’s Japan strategy.
By Lara Wozniak | 10 January 2011
Debt
Did they get it right? Revisiting Deutsche's 2010 debt outlook
We review the forecasts made by the most active bank in the G3 bond markets this year and find out what it expects for the latter half of 2010.
By Mei Tuicolo | 15 July 2010
Macro & Markets
Asian equity markets to rebound in the second half, says Citi
The US bank suggests adding risk to portfolios as defensive plays start to look overvalued, but recommends waiting until after the earnings season which is likely to bring more ...
By Lillian Liu | 29 June 2010
Polls
Positive outlook for rest of year
Maybe it’s World Cup fever, but our readers are optimistic that the second half of the year will bring continued growth.
By FinanceAsia Editors | 22 June 2010
Co-published
IPO valuations should leave room on the upside, S&P says
Lorraine Tan, Asia vice-president of Standard & Poor's equity research, talks about the prospects for Asian equity markets in 2010 and explains how companies should price their ...
By Lillian Liu | 14 April 2010
View Point
Citi's Asia global banking head predicts bumper year
Citi's Asia global banking head Farhan Faruqui expects a busy year for capital markets issuance in Asia-Pacific and some major outbound M&A news.
By Lara Wozniak | 14 January 2010
Equities
Reforms and large IPOs will put focus on A-share market in 2010
Agricultural Bank of China’s IPO could put an end to the government's role as a fixer of NPL-afflicted banks, while an A-share sale by HSBC may open a new chapter for China's ...
By Lillian Liu | 11 January 2010
Debt
Deutsche Bank’s 2010 outlook for the Asian bond markets
Deutsche's Patrick Tsang and Mark Whitcroft share their views on expected trends in the Asian bond markets.
By Mei Tuicolo | 7 January 2010
Co-published
Surprises for 2010 – beyond consensus
Issuing forecasts for economic recovery is an inaccurate science and investors should remain wary.
By Chin Loo Thio and Gao Qi, BNP Paribas | 5 January 2010
View Point
Tepid growth forecast for Asia
Calyon's analysts aren't yet ready to dismiss the overused phrase "green shoots" of a recovery as yellow weeds.
By Edward Russell | 8 July 2009
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