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Hong Kong IPO issuers should be more cautious over pricing

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Budweiser APAC’s IPO flop is a timely reminder for issuers and advisors to leave money on the table for prospective investors instead of squeezing every penny out of their pockets.

Banking system breakthrough

Singapore or Hong Kong. Who will win the virtual banking race?

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In Singapore, virtual banks are on the way. Will they change the landscape faster than their Hong Kong rivals?

Venture capital

Nowhere to hide: Chinese startups struggle to attract both private & public investors

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Following a year of mega IPO flops, Chinese VC investment plummeted in the second quarter as private investors baulked at spiralling valuations. Staying private for longer will no longer be so easy for entrepreneurs.

Video: Who are the insurtech leaders in Asia-Pacific?

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Insurtech is disrupting business models across the insurance industry while nimble tech-savvy startups build billion-dollar businesses.

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Stanford Quantitative Finance Program in HK

Opportunities & challenges: What’s next for China’s NBFIs

By Moody's Investors Service

Yuanta Securities steps up globalisation plans

By Yuanta Securities

Sustainable Finance Poll 2019: Market branches out

By FinanceAsia & ANZ

POSCO and Korea Gas join sustainability bond spree

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South Korea is taking its sustainability drive to the next level after two non-financial companies raise a combined $1 billion from sustainability bonds.

Why India’s NBFC bailout is no long-term solution

New Delhi will fall into the same situation facing the banking sector if it relies on government funds to support non-bank financial companies. An overhaul of funding channels is necessary.

Burger King in China and Turkey attracts private equity buyers

The world’s largest franchisee of the fast-food chain outside the US is on the block. One wealthy Turkish family holds the key to a successful sale.

Unpacking Indonesian ecommerce: winners & losers in the coming showdown

Fierce competition between Lazada, Shopee, Tokopedia and Bukalapak is driving up costs and accelerating consolidation. Chinese buyers are staking their turf.

How Singapore's GIC spots tech unicorns in their infancy

“We are almost at the point where every company is a tech company.” The sovereign wealth fund's co-heads of technology investment outline their approach to the sector.

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