Daisuke Ejima, former country head of Indonesia for MUFG’s Jakarta branch, will become the bank’s regional executive for Asia Pacific. Meanwhile, Scott Campbell and Shivanan Sivarajah take on roles leading sector coverage and project finance for Asia, respectively.
In a move that has been likened to that of Ant Financial, the Southeast Asian fintech group is busy raising the target amount and separating its business from its parent company, FinanceAsia has learnt.
Once considered bull market products, perpetuals are increasingly becoming a more regular component of a borrower’s arsenal. But are bond investors being lulled into a false sense of security about the asset class again?
Understanding what lies behind the mask is becoming ever more important as a wider variety of credits from across the region access the international bond markets.
Investors may need to display more cunning to navigate the Asian high yield bond markets during 2020 as the approaching Year of the Rat ushers in a heavy pipeline of redemptions.
Make hay while the sun shines appears to be the motto for Asia’s international bond markets in 2020 as investment grade issuers and insurance funds see greater value in longer-dated tenors.