Alison Tudor-Ackroyd

Alison Tudor-Ackroyd was the Managing Editor of FinanceAsia, AsianInvestor and CorporateTreasurer from 2013 to 2019. She was responsible for the brands' content and quality across print and digital platforms. Alison wrote about the opening up of China's capital account and interviewed fast-growing Asian companies making their debut in global capital markets. Alison has been a financial correspondent for over two decades based out of Tokyo, London, Paris, Milan, Rome and currently Hong Kong. Before joining Haymarket, the publisher of the three titles, Alison was the Asia Pacific Finance Correspondent for The Wall Street Journal based in Hong Kong. She joined the Wall Street Journal in 2008 as the paper’s Tokyo-based Finance Correspondent. Prior to The Wall Street Journal, Alison led Reuters’ international corporate finance team in Japan and was the senior correspondent in charge of private equity coverage across the Asia Pacific region. Alison was awarded the top prize in the State Street Institutional Press Awards 2018 for her "Outstanding Contribution to Journalism". Alison grew up in England, and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Politics from Durham University and La Luiss University, Rome. Alison can be contacted at [email protected]

Russia’s Sistema eyes second Asian fund

The Moscow-based conglomerate is looking to launch its second Asia fund in 2020, to capture the growth in the region’s burgeoning middle class. It is also expanding in Southeast Asia.
December 22, 2019

Gojek CEO’s departure may disrupt fundraising plans

The jump by the Indonesian ride-hailing unicorn’s co-founder and CEO into politics may upset investors. Nadiem Makarim's timing is inopportune given that Gojek is mid-fundraise for its domestic and international operations.
October 21, 2019