Richard Morrow

Speculation is rife that Chinese insurer Ping An is eyeing the Asian division of British peer Prudential, but other outcomes are being mooted. What would this mean for each firm?

A skeptical take on the development of financial services isn't short of stinging criticism for the industry, but fund managers and asset owners would do well to heed its key message.

The deal will create an entity with $45 billion under management in Asia, but there are obstacles to integrating the businesses, note industry observers.

SGX plans to sign up to the UN's Sustainable Stock Exchange Initiative, FinanceAsia can reveal.

In the second part of an interview, the chief global strategist and head of emerging markets for Morgan Stanley Investment Management looks for positives from Asia and beyond.

The chief global strategist and head of emerging markets for Morgan Stanley Investment Management explains why growth has slowed and looks for signs of optimism worldwide.

The military-backed government in Bangkok hopes spending on transport will add fizz to an underperforming economy.

Part state-owned China Molybdenum’s purchase of niobium and phosphate businesses from Anglo American for $1.5 billion could herald fresh Chinese mining M&A boom.

Panelists at the Bangladesh Investment Forum were optimistic about the outlook for the country’s capital markets but their hopes are likely to take years to be realised.

The decision to cut 5% of Asian relationship managers at its wealth management arm is a tacit admission by the US bank that its targeting of lower-end millionaires was a mistake.