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Philip Lee has joined the global law firm from DLA Piper's financial services practice with a team of three.

Every year, FinanceAsia publishes a highly recognised benchmark of Asia's best companies, made by asking influential investors and analysts to nominate Asian companies that are leading in their sector. We invite our readers to participate by nominating any Asia-based publicly-listed company that is leading in its sector.

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Singapore-based Ivee Tan takes on the export credit agency and multilateral financing solutions role; she most recently worked at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation as renewables and sustainable energy director.

As ties build between Hong Kong and Abu Dhabi, the two exchanges are exploring joint initiatives in market promotion, ETFs, ESG-related products, cross-listings and "other areas of mutual interest".

The seventh issuance, listed on SGX, aims to continue leveraging blended finance to develop gender-lens investments across Asia; a second tranche in the pipeline could make it the largest in the WLB series.

Global ESG sukuk increased by 12% in H1 2025 to about $50bn equivalent outstanding. The GCC accounted for over half of this, led by Saudi Arabia and the UAE, while Malaysia and Indonesia together represented 40%. Pakistan made a market debut as an issuer.