Companies

Ant's IPO, which would have been world’s largest ever, now seen unlikely to go ahead in the short-term although wider impact on sentiment won’t last long, says one analyst.

CEO Hahn notes hardening prices in both property and casualty businesses and says retained profits must improve before company, majority owned by Fosun group, considers an IPO.

With a quick M&A deal, the world’s second-largest brewer cements position in the Asia Pacific by scaling up presence in the beer and cider market down under.

Ratings agency Moody's reckons corporate bond defaults will increase into next year, while rival Fitch sees continued pressure on company ratings across the region.

It’s hard to ignore Chinese property in high-yield space, AllianceBernstein’s Gibson says, while Lianhe's Stan Ho explains how local rating agencies are different.

Hong Kong property company says it will make contribution to impact-driven charity if it’s not successful in meeting terms of a $125 million foreign-exchange swap.

Chinese smartphone maker keen on having bonds with different tenures in due course, and is even exploring securities with more than 10-year maturity.

Investors paid little attention to rhetoric between the US and China, with the internet company’s latest $950m bond massively oversubscribed.

COO Calvin Tai to be interim chief with effect from Jan. 1. Exchange operator says it has made ‘considerable progress’ in search for new CEO.