Another disappointing year for Malaysian equity deals is on the cards as bankers wonder how listing candidates and their private equity backers will achieve their valuation expectations.
Some China bullishness is beginning to re-emerge from the shadows as hopes for a trade breakthrough build. But buyers beware.
As Asia marks a decade since being swept up in the Global Financial Crisis, we look at some of the key moments both before and since those monumental events.
As the 10th anniversary of the Global Financial Crisis looms large, the veteran Asia banker sees opportunity for profit in the emerging markets crash and is planning to expand in 'sexy' private markets.
Aletheia Capital, founded by Ali Naqvi, has bought Richard Wallace’s IND-X Advisors as it seeks to build scale and provide investment ideas to fund managers in a post-MiFID II world.
Xiaomi, issuers and mainland investors have been caught in the cross-fire between bourses. While the prize of hosting China’s tech unicorns is worth fighting for, exchanges should not lose sight of who they ultimately serve: investors.
MSCI’s inclusion of China A-shares to its EM benchmark shows how far China has come to open its capital markets, but investors need support understanding the marketplace. Huatai Financial Holding’s CEO explains how it can act as the bridge between China and the rest of the world.
Charles Chiang fills the void left by Mark Leung's appointment as CEO of the bank’s China businesses.
Singapore links up with the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange to facilitate technology and healthcare company listings and enhance its draw as a hub for next-generation company shares.
The underlying equities market may be under pressure, but demand for Techcombank's IPO remains strong, meaning slim allocations for investors keen to play Vietnam's growth story.
FinanceAsia’s has a new exciting editorial agenda, designed to serve global investors with an “idea book” of ways to capture Asia-Pacific’s growth story.
A controversial shake-up of the city's listing regime sees the bourse operator expecting a "crowded" deal pipeline. It's preparing to staff up to cope with the demand.
Investors who sought yield in Asian markets in 2017 were well served. That, however, means valuations have hit record highs.
With the Hong Kong stock exchange edging closer to accepting controversial weighted share structures, FinanceAsia looks at what the new structure could mean for investors.
After months of debate proposes allowing pre-revenue innovative companies with dual-class structures to list in the city. Investor have expressed concern.
The recent announcement by MSCI of its intention to include Chinese ‘A’-shares in its Emerging Markets Index marks another milestone in the progressive liberalisation of China’s capital market.
Vietnam is back on investors’ radar screen with the launch of a record-breaking IPO. Can it avoid the pitfalls of 2007?
Tencent-backed online-to-offline unicorn, which offers everything from food delivery to travel, sees valuation soar to $30 billion. Now it faces off against a long list of enemies – not least Alibaba.
Instead of a joint SFC-HKEx committee to rule on listings and develop policy, itself a compromise, investors are left with a consultative panel that lacks any formal powers.
Charles Li has strong words for critics of reform proposal intended to lure new economy issuers to Hong Kong. He says an action plan will likely be released within weeks