Beijing will issue a spree of special-purpose bonds in order to help meet the ambitious GDP target, but more reforms are likely needed to boost output.
Since 2017, Impact Investment Exchange has raised $228 million to support women’s economic empowerment in Asia, with the deal size and number of investors on an upward trend.
Investors and borrowers are getting a lot savvier across a wider range of sustainable finance instruments. This is paving the way for more innovative issuance to achieve goals in newer areas like biodiversity, energy transition and gender equality, finds the 6th annual ANZ/FinanceAsia poll.
Research from the law firm reports improved global high yield bond activity despite persistent macroeconomic challenges, including a weak M&A pipeline.
Recently appointed as Apac CEO of the credit specialist, Andrew Tan shares his priorities for the firm over coming months; explains why certain investors are favouring private credit over private equity; and suggests why India is no longer a hotbed for institutional investors.
The Bangkok-based firm uses its unique understanding of the diversity of this fast-growing region to offer simple yet innovative financing solutions to enable issuers to access the international capital markets.
The deal exposes the risks associated with the high yield securities and is likely to make bank borrowing through bonds more expensive in the short term.
A selection of leading investors and borrowers across Asia Pacific came together at recent roundtables in Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney and Auckland – organised by ANZ and FinanceAsia – to identify how to overcome hurdles to issuance, plus support growing investor appetite, to take the market for green, social and sustainability (GSS) instruments to the next level.
