China and the US will start high level trade talks on May 9 in Switzerland.

ASIC is asking for an independent expert to review a remediation plan for the trade reporting functions of Macquarie's futures dealing and OTC derivatives; ASIC commissioner Simone Constant said that the action "underscores" the regulator's concerns with the "recurrent" nature of Macquarie's failures.

Japan's economy set to be hit amid some wild currency moves across the region, including from the Taiwan dollar.

A new loan for the Chinese conglomerate included a greenshoe option and involved Chinese and international banks.

The HKMA and CMU Omniclear are leading Hong Kong’s ambitions to internationalise the use of Chinese bonds in global trading. The development of the innovative infrastructure represents a breakthrough for Rmb repos, clearing, settlement and custody.

An April review by the IMF ended without an agreement, with June the next opportunity to meet the IMF's conditions and release two tranches of loans.

While banks should remain conservative, a balance with innovation can be reached, according to Deutsche Bank’s Boon Hiong Chan.

Chan will join from Goldman Sachs as head of markets solutions for financial institutions for Asia South and Asia North in July.

Transaction is priced at $25.6 per share equivalent for 10,818,510 shares of Kakao that SK Telecom holds.

Starting May 6 in Hong Kong, Casati will help build additional banking capabilities including advisory, financing and risk management.