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Tunghsu: China's high-yield chickens coming home to roost

Investors roasted through another default from the industrials sector, as the spotlight falls back on the domestic audit industry.

November 21, 2019

S&P wins race for China's $11t bond market

Investors can now turn to a familiar face in China as S&P Global is granted the first licence to offer credit ratings services. Will this be a game-changer?

January 29, 2019

Chinese LGFVs: Polarising credit profiles amid an improved liquidity and policy environment

Local-government financing vehicles have been one of the fastest growing sectors for G3 bonds. Fitch Ratings’ international public finance team’s Terry Gao, Samuel Kwok and Ark Huang reveal their outlook for this sector in 2019.

By Fitch Ratings

Who are China's Best Service Providers and Borrowers?

In the first part of our China awards, FinanceAsia is delighted to reveal the winners and rationale behind the awards for Service Providers and Best Borrowers this year.

October 22, 2018

Understanding Fitch’s top-rated Asia oil & gas firms

Why have CNPC, PetroChina and Petronas secured the highest standalone credit profiles among Fitch-rated APAC O&G companies? Fitch’s Ying Wang and Muralidharan Ramakrishnan explain why they earn the top spots.

By Fitch Ratings

Why G3 currency borrowers need to pick their issuance windows carefully

Two of the region’s most experienced borrowers explain how to deal with the FX and interest rate volatility besetting global bond markets.

May 13, 2018

Mongolia hopes for a ratings upgrade

Choijilsuren Battogtokh, head of Mongolia's budget committee, explains why better than expected economic data and a restructuring of the banking sector are improving the country’s credit metrics.

February 28, 2018

WTT: PE sponsors dial in bond markets to refinance debt

A high yield bond for WTT demonstrates how private equity sponsors are increasingly turning to the bond markets to optimise an acquisition's capital structure.

November 15, 2017

Fixed-income research poll results 2015: Part 5

FinanceAsia is pleased to present the fifth batch of results from our 2015 poll, focusing on the quality of rating agencies' credit research.

September 13, 2015