Hong Kong’s handover gave way to a financial crisis and reform quickly followed. The pressure China is facing now could likewise lead to major changes.
Malaysian bank becomes latest victim of deteriorating capital markets as it scales back its Hong Kong operations.
Equity capital markets continue at a strong pace
The Japanese megabank is buying a 20% stake in Philippine lender Security Bank in an acceleration of its overseas shift.
The new president of UBS's Asia operations tells FinanceAsia there are broad-based growth opportunities in China and Japan.
RRJ has made a big profit from cashing out of Chinese education company Tsingda eEDU alongside OCBC and Capvent, just ten months after investing.
Fastest start of the year for equity capital markets in 2016
Deal comes as new licence holders in India hit investors for capital, depressing valuations. The private equity firm tells FinanceAsia why the sector can be profitable.
J Capital Research argues China’s P2P lending, payments and fintech players’ e-commerce parents face mass closures in 2016.
India equities among the areas earmarked for scaling back. Widespread talk of imminent job cuts at the British bank has some senior bankers already looking for an exit.
The fourth and final part of FinanceAsia's look at prospects for the year ahead looks at lending matters
The sale follows stricter capital rules, a global restructuring and a corruption scandal. It made a tidy profit but relinquished its goal of going big in China.
The first part of FinanceAsia's look at prospects for the year ahead focuses on the outlook for the region's biggest economy
Russia’s VTB has installed Pavel Ananenko as Shanghai branch manager and inked a cooperation agreement with CCB as Russia-China commerce gains traction.
Citic Securities and HSBC continue to lead the equity capital markets and debt capital markets, respectively.