FinanceAsia 30th Anniversary Edition

Welcome to a special thirtieth anniversary edition of FinanceAsia, where we celebrate covering Asia Pacific’s (Apac’s) capital markets for 30 years since launching in 1996.

We have published a timeline of key market-moving events during this period, and review the top five IPOs, M&As and bond issuances connected to environmental, social and governance (ESG); in addition, we reflect on the views of leading executives in the region about their defining moments for the region’s markets (pages 6 – 13).

This edition also recognises the efforts of banks, law firms, ratings agencies, investment firms, corporates and executives, across the FinanceAsia Awards 2026, (pages 14 – 63) the FinanceAsia Achievement Awards 2025 (pages 90 – 139), and the Asia’s Best Companies Poll 2026 (pages 79 – 88).

Congratulations to the all the winners and highly commendeds, and those companies awarded gold, silver and bronze! We would like to thank our judges and everyone that participated in the Awards to make them so competitive.