The Philippine REIT experiment will start with Ayala Land, but challenges lay ahead

After years of regulatory horse trading with the market, one of the Philippines' highest profile companies is set to list the country’s first ever REIT. In what is seen as a huge shift in sentiment to the asset class, the country’s high-grade real estate market is, however, under strain from global economic shifts.

Ready for growth

By First Metro Investment Corporation

ICBC: Global markets business heading towards better quality and efficiency

By ICBC

A Chinese Renaissance

By Huatai International

Ridesharing in Indonesia

Why Gojek’s small stake has big implications for Asean’s unicorns

Extending the ‘growth at any cost’ model is over, as backers call for investments that deliver profits faster. Gojek’s reported cash injection into Indonesia’s Bluebird has the potential to flip the script on the region’s biggest private companies.

Sharing economy

Asia’s first electric scooter sharing startup opens to investors

As governments across Asia look to decrease carbon emissions, Taiwan’ electric scooter sharing service WeMo is out to capitalise and turning to venture capital after four years of bootstrapping to do so. Its CEO and founder takes FinanceAsia through the vision.

ESG debt

Shriram Transport’s social bond success helps Asian debt markets to shift gear

The Indian group's recent financing has set the tone for a decade when ESG financing will increasingly take centre stage. Its CEO tells FinanceAsia how it passed muster with investors and what is next for the pioneering credit.

Central Asia

AIX chief executive: "liquidity breeds liquidity breeds liquidity"

Timothy Bennett, CEO of the Astana International Exchange, talks to FinanceAsia about how his lessons learnt running the NZX will help get Kazakhstan's second stock exchange's engine running.

Capital market reforms

Exclusive: Pakistan’s SEC chairman goes public on his 2020 reform agenda

Aamir Khan was parachuted into the top job in mid-August and has since swept through the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan streamlining and simplifying regulations. He spoke to FinanceAsia about his vision to re-ignite the country’s capital markets.

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