Asia-Pacific’s Leading Disruptors 2019: Australia

<em>FinanceAsia</em> is showcasing the entrepreneurs who are leading the wave of technological disruption across the region. We start with Australia.

Green finance

Green finance set for huge growth in Australia

Debt investors are becoming increasingly influential in green and sustainable finance transactions, as industry bodies and state governments get behind the climate change issue.

Digital currencies

Facebook’s Libra galvanises Asian central bankers into action

Central bankers from China, Hong Kong and Thailand plan to issue their own digital currencies, spurred by the threat to their monetary policy. They were previously too complacent, says the IMF.

Banks

PSBC’s delayed IPO shows concerns over market liquidity

Even though the flotation for China's largest lender has been postponed until November, it might still prove challenging for the A-share market to swallow.

Shaping up: Philippines economy looks solid as 2019 draws to a close

By First Metro Investment Corporation

Trading on trading tensions

By CMC Markets

Roundtable: New inroads for sustainable finance

By FinanceAsia & ANZ

Mobile payments

UK remittance firm rides mobile wallet wave with 6 partnerships in Asia

TransferWise has coupled with companies in Indonesia, the Philippines and Bangladesh to expand its service to more than 150 million mobile wallet users.

Bonds

China scoops a fistful of euros

China returns to the euro-denominated bond market for the first time in 15 years. But how much has really changed since its last outing?

IPOs in Asia

Real estate IPOs top Asian stock markets

Thanks to IPOs from ESR and Lotte REIT, real estate was the sector to watch in October, according to data from Dealogic.

Computer programming

Codemao eyes IPO on STAR market after $57m funding round

Shenzhen-headquartered computer programming startup aims to list on Shanghai’s new technology board, probably by the end of next year.

Banks

Why China's banks must rise to the online payments challenge

The online payments market is evolving fast and banks need to adapt if they are to face off the competition and grab a piece of the extra $200-billion revenue-action expected by 2025.

M&A

Indian M&A drops to decade low as economy slows

Business leaders have also been taking more time to complete deals, but experts remain hopeful that corporate activities will pick up sooner or later.

Moves

Goldman’s co-head of China investment banking president set to retire

Hansong Zhu is leaving the New York-based investment bank after 19 years.

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