In part one of a three-part analysis, Roger Harrold explains why sub-custodians are facing strong headwinds ...
The issuance of panda bonds had been robust, so far this year. Data from Thomson Reuters show issuance in 2018 is seen nearly doubling from last year ...
With this issue, we are delighted to welcome Keith Mullin who begins writing a bi-weekly column for The Asset ...
Green bond proceeds have mainly been used to finance renewable energy projects but are now funding energy-efficient buildings. What is a green buildin ...
Mahathir also questions the future of East Coast Rail Link ...
As China’s asset management industry evolves, custodian banks need unique strategies to win a piece of the 142 trillion yuan (US$22.2 trillion) ...
ASIAN local currency bond investors generally agree that US interest rates continue to overshadow short-term rates in Asia. But domestic liquidity in ...
Borrowing US$5 billion in 2018 to refinance bonds and loans coming due ...
The combination of leading-edge technology, new asset flows and tighter regulation are changing the dynamics of asset servicing. Who wins the next rou ...
Chinese asset managers planning to issue renminbi-denominated exchange-traded funds (ETFs) may be coming back to the market in the wake of a more stab ...
China Civil Engineering Construction Corp (CCECC) has signed a US$6.68 billion agreement with the Nigerian Federal Government to build a rail line lin ...
China’s onshore ETF market exhibited staggering growth over the past 10 years, but remains a small proportion of the country’s financial market ...
To the purist, anything less than the darkest shade of green is untenable: green finance is about solar and wind. But this narrow definition of what q ...
Winners of The Asset Triple A Asia Infrastructure Award include Renew Power and Paiton Energy. ...
Few events in the political realm have been as exhilarating as the recent result of Malaysia’s general election, although the upsetting of the statu ...
Part of the government's overall "Thailand 4.0" plan to create an innovative/value-based industrial sector. ...
The US has imposed unilateral sanctions on Iran, making life difficult for both Total and China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) regarding Iran's South ...
WITH the boom of artificial intelligence (AI) in Asia, fund managers are starting to look into launching funds which are managed using AI and machine ...
Over 12-year period fine wines beat global equities and gold, returning 250% ...
China and India could continue to benefit from increased foreign interest on the back of market reforms ...
ESG compliance is increasingly used as an analytical tool for equities by institutional fund managers, and high ESG scores have been demonstrated to c ...
For sellside individuals that cover onshore renminbi, Hong Kong dollar and dim sum bonds, trade protectionism was their biggest concern this year ...
Companies are realizing that adhering to environmental, social and governance standards and employing the proper strategies for implementing them are ...
The six potential EU-accession countries are likely to become more deeply involved in the Belt and Road initiative. ...
THE People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has issued a notice which sets clear guidance for foreign payment companies wanting to enter China’s payments ma ...
Gautam Jain believes in the strength of empowerment and instilling a sense of purpose in members of his team ...
By offering to give the certified stamp of approval to green bonds, certification agencies find themselves with a mountain to climb in bringing legiti ...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is putting its money where its mouth is. Last year, it backed the initial public offerings of at least two companies ...
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The SME business was a strong driver of Hang Seng Bank’s performance in 2017, underpinned by tailor-made cash management solutions that meet clients ...
PAKISTAN’S public finances and currency are in a state of disarray, with part of the blame being laid at the door of the country’s engagement with ...
TRADITIONALLY neglected by the financial services industry the unbanked, or persons without access to even a basic bank account, are increas ...
AS Chinese corporates continue to grow at a fast pace and expand abroad, it becomes more important for them to be less aggressive with their treasury ...
Through careful planning and execution, Tee, along with her team, secured the trust of clients and made it easy for SMEs to interact with the bank ...
Issuance conditions in the yen bond market for dollar-based entities are becoming conducive now that the US dollar/yen basis has contracted from deep ...
PROJECT sponsors are getting to grips with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Strategy on Mobilizing Private Capital for Infrastructure, ...
THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) on March 26 announced the approval of US$100 million in additional financing to extend and expand the scope of its su ...
AT least three banks have reshuffled their debt capital markets (DCM) teams in Asia-Pacific at a time when G3 bond issuances across the region are fac ...
Reform and market opening will drive a steady flow of funds from Europe into the capital markets of China and India in 2018. These are not the easiest ...
Chinese commercial banks face tough competition from fintechs, but this has not deterred banking executives like Jianping Ji to seize business opportu ...
APPLICATION programming interfaces (APIs) are becoming increasingly sought after in the banking world as financial institutions look to curb manual pr ...
Although it is not yet known whether only locally-domiciled ETFs will be allowed to participate in the ETF Connect, many fund managers are deciding th ...
IN locating a corporate treasury centre (CTC), CFOs and treasurers look primarily at which cities have the most advanced market infrastructure, over o ...
Xiaomi looks to tap the capital markets with one of Hong Kong’s most-anticipated IPOs, after recovering in 2017 from several years of supply chain c ...
IN the current difficult markets, the majority of actively-managed funds have been unable to outperform their benchmarks both in the short term and in ...
WHILE philanthropic efforts play a role in meeting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), private capital investments in sustainable busines ...
An API is part of a remote server that receives and sends responses specifying how software should interact, and enables the transfer of information b ...
APIs are a technology whose use has largely been eclipsed by trendier technologies such as blockchain. However, the development and application of API ...
THERE are reports that China wants to scale back its summits with Central and Eastern European countries (CEEC) and take a lower profile approach to i ...
IN the persisting low-yield environment, institutional investors that are no longer able to rely on investing in safe assets to meet their liabilities ...
The country plans regulatory sandboxes as it merges banking and insurance watchdogs ...
WHEN I look at the Southeast Asian yield curve complex, I’m somewhat staggered by the most standout optic: Thailand’s 10-year government bond, whi ...
CHINESE authorities appear more relaxed about cross-border capital flow, as China’s renminbi and FX reserves stabilize. Although cross-border transf ...
Banks in Asia are looking to further exploit their ecosystems by digging deeper within the existing client base for more business opportunities. ...
CREDIT Suisse has appointed Zeth Hung as co-head of investment banking & capital markets, Asia-Pacific and Carsten Stoehr as CEO for Greater China. ...
Financial system leverage and shadow banking pose the biggest threat to China’s economic growth, according to a live poll of attendees at the Fitch ...
WHEN figuring out their asset allocation strategies for 2018 and beyond, pension funds can no longer rely heavily on safe-haven government bonds, or e ...
CHINA’S rating standards system offers a “China perspective” to local and foreign renminbi investors on China’s sovereign cred ...
US regulators have blocked the sale of the Chicago Stock Exchange (CHX) to a group of China-based investors. Though the CHX is only a very small excha ...
ON a humid, warm day, a queue forms outside Leopold’s ice-cream parlour along Broughton Street in historic Savannah. While the crowd waits patie ...
HKEX’s launch of ETF Connect this year could help create a market to rival Japan, Asia’s largest ETF market ...
WITH the humongous amount of capital expected to flow into Belt and Road projects – estimated at US$4-8 trillion over the long term – a very stron ...
LGFVs (local government financing vehicles) are expected to once again become frequent issuers in the offshore market in 2018, according to a panel of ...
PRIVATE debt, particularly US collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), have become more attractive for Mainland Chinese institutional investors who are ...
WEST Balkan states are likely to deepen ties with China as their governments hedge their bets on potential EU accession. The six potential accession c ...
THE forthcoming inclusion of 222 A-share stocks in the MSCI Emerging Markets index on May 2, is expected to create liquidity problems for users of the ...
In terms of growth, assets invested in smart beta ETFs listed globally increased by 32.3% to US$658 billion in 2017. Net inflows into smart beta ETFs ...
WITH local press reports saying that HNA Group is targeting US$16 billion worth of asset sales in the first half of 2018, analysts are assessing what ...
MUCH like the breath of the man-eating reptile they are named after, Komodo bonds – bonds issued offshore by Indonesian entities in rupiah – are h ...
IT was a quiet revolution that swept Europe on January 13, the day on which the Second Payment Directive (PSD2) became effective. While question mark ...
INTEREST in securities lending, which had declined dramatically following the global financial crisis, began to recover in 2017 and is expected to int ...
DOMINATED by technology leaders such as Alipay and WeChat, as well as Chinese state-owned banks, the payments market in China leaves little room for p ...
AS foreign investors begin to increase their holding of Chinese A-shares in the run-up to their inclusion in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index in June 2 ...
Standard Chartered has announced two major hires in January, as well as a new business unit to lead digital innovation across the group. Lisa R ...
IN the Singapore dollar bond market, private banking capital is king. But institutional capital is the dragon that lurks beyond the border. Could a c ...
PHILIPPINE-based Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC) began by simply funding coastal cleanups. Soon after they sponsored an event, they saw t ...
THE Stock Connect, a mutual access scheme that allows Hong Kong investors to access the China equities market and vice versa, achieved a ...
INTEREST rates are expected to rise, equities may perform better in 2018, but investors have to be prepared to take on more risks in order to generate ...
GLP, a provider of logistics facilities, is set to be the first company to issue onshore Belt Road bonds. ...
IN today’s volatile environment of twitter storms, fake news and increasing public scrutiny, corporates are under pressure to act effectively in mom ...
HONG Kong-listed China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited (CALC) has launched China’s first dollar-denominated asset-backed security (ABS), bri ...
MANAGEMENT Guru Peter Drucker is supposed to have coined the phrase, “innovate or die”. And it could not be more relevant to today’s fast-moving ...
“ENGULFED by its economic woes and disenchanted with the EU, Greece welcomes China without asking some necessary questions,” concludes a recent re ...
