The HK$155 a share offer is a 33% premium over Hang Seng's 30-day average closing price; HSBC already owns 63% of the HKEX-listed bank. Hang Seng's after tax profits declined 30% in H1 2025. HSBC has paused buybacks.

The division of the Swiss company has a workforce of approximately 7,000 and had revenues of $2.3bn in 2024; SoftBank is looking to fuse artificial super intelligence and robotics.

Europe’s T+1 transition requires more preparation from financial firms, including infrastructure. Senior directors from BNP Paribas, Capco and DTCC explained why to FA, and how Asia has been adapting to the US transition.

The large Japanese financial services group consists of banking, life and non-life insurance businesses.

The international arm of the Chinese mining giant has raised HK$25bn, the second biggest listing of the year.

The September 25 listing of the Chinese car giant is the largest IPO globally in the automobile sector in 2025.

Consisting of two tranches, the notes are the first US dollar-denominated subordinated perpetual notes from the Thai issuer.

Entry deadline for the FinanceAsia Achievement Awards 2025 is now extended to September 26, 2025; the awards will celebrate the best deals and firms across Asia Pacific and the Middle East over the last 12 months.

The entry deadline for the FinanceAsia Achievement Awards 2025 has been extended to September 26; the awards will celebrate the best deals and firms across Asia Pacific and the Middle East over the last 12 months; FA's Deal Maker poll is also still open.

In the long run, as China’s currency is increasingly used abroad, it will be one of the few leading global currencies, however US strength will maintain the supremacy of the US dollar, according to analysts at a Sino-German roundtable.