The metaverse is challenging user perception of materiality, digitalising elements of the physical realm and unlocking new economic values. Companies and policymakers are each fighting to establish ground rules across it, but so far its exact definition remains obscure.

The bank has appointed Marie Freier as global co-head of Sustainable and Impact Investment Banking. She will work from London alongside US-based Brian Reilly and Wei Lynn Chen, in Asia. The bank sees elevated ESG potential in the Asian region.

The Philippines used to be the target of jokes about valuation discounts, but now the market is having the last laugh as investors fight for a piece of its potential.

During the five-year period that EQT held its stake in GPA, the packaging firm made seven acquisitions which enabled expansion into new markets and the localisation of production, EQT director Eugene Lee explained.

The firm has made new leadership appointments to help clients derive better value from their PE investments, in the context of unprecedented conditions for the asset class.

A primary listing for the e-commerce company in Hong Kong would not only expand Alibaba’s investor base, but also make the tech giant’s share price a better risk barometer for domestic sentiment in China.

Wai Mei Hong will lead the bank’s strategy in the city-state.

Tokenisation will soon represent a $16 trillion business opportunity, the report’s authors claim. A “crypto winter” is contributing to this.

Stefanie Benson joins the firm from Allen & Overy, where she was counsel.

To mark FinanceAsia's first in-person event since 2019, issuers, investors and other key market players at this 4th annual conference will discuss and debate the many faces of fixed income in China.