Jackie Horne is a Contributing Editor for FinanceAsia
Two of the region’s most experienced borrowers explain how to deal with the FX and interest rate volatility besetting global bond markets.
After struggling to digest a wave of issuance from Chinese property developers, Asian G3 bond markets await equally strong deal flow from LGFVs that will reverberate around the region.
Volatility takes its toll across Asia during April, but falling markets open up valuations, giving hope for May’s strong equity capital markets pipeline.
Faltering secondary markets and high valuations do not appear to be deterring investors as they continue to take advantage of primary market deals to build sizable equity positions in Vietnam.
The underlying equities market may be under pressure, but demand for Techcombank's IPO remains strong, meaning slim allocations for investors keen to play Vietnam's growth story.
National Treasurer Rosalia V De Leon says the central bank is right to hold off raising rates as she queries why the country does not have a higher international credit rating.
Equity issuance and investment picks up as foreign portfolio managers seek a safe haven amid tariffs and trade wars.
Follow-on activity is starting to pick up across Asia, but volatility is making after-market performance difficult to judge for buyers and sellers alike.
Issuers are coming to terms with the alien concept of a new issue premium (NIP) as Asian bond markets suffer a difficult start to the year. Where will they go from here?
In a wide-ranging interview, Sri Lanka's central bank governor explains how a new Liability Management Act should aid its debt management amid unsettled domestic politics and global financial markets.
A lawsuit and stock sales underline equity shareholders continuing dissatisfaction with Noble's proposed restructuring as the group defaults on its March 2018 bond issue.
Choijilsuren Battogtokh, head of Mongolia's budget committee, explains why better than expected economic data and a restructuring of the banking sector are improving the country’s credit metrics.
But the CEO of the Colombo Stock Exchange says the journey is more important than the destination.
Credit growth is picking up again in Vietnam. Is the country on course for another bout of rising NPLs and can it develop better tools to manage the fallout?
Foreign investment pours into the power sector as the country seeks to resolve electricity shortages.