Nomura promotes Lee to lead Asia credit desk

Berau's $500 million bond issue gets enthusiastic response

Berau Coal Energy attracts strong demand for its $500 million bond issue, enabling the Indonesian miner to achieve aggressive pricing.

March 08, 2012

Asia's millionaires prefer bonds

With the volatility in the equity markets and the uncertainty over the economic outlook, Asia’s wealthiest people are putting their cash to work in the bond markets.

August 26, 2010

Nomura's Patrick Kwan leaves amid Asia leadership reshuffle

Patrick Kwan, Nomura’s head of investment banking, Asia ex-Japan, is leaving the Japanese bank “to pursue other interests", according to an internal company memo.

July 17, 2024

Citi names two senior Japan IB appointments

Citi has named Hajime Higuchi as head of M&A and Yoshinobu Agu as head of sponsor coverage for Japan.

October 04, 2026

Hong Kong tests central gold clearing to capture Asia’s surging bullion demand

With a new central clearing system and direct physical linkages to Shanghai, Hong Kong is overhauling its bullion infrastructure to cement its role as Asia's premier gold trading hub.

July 13, 2026

Dai-ichi Life raises $2.4b from share sale

The company, Japan's second-largest private-sector life insurer, will use the proceeds to fund its acquistion of US company Protective Insurance Company.

July 15, 2014