equity capital markets

2023 was a testing time for many of Asia's stock markets through a combination of weak performance and a lack of IPOs. FA looks at what went wrong, how sentiment might improve and some of the continent's bright spots.

From Indonesia’s resource-rich, onshore EV supply chain, to Hong Kong’s suite of sophisticated primary market products, experts assess the opportunity on offer to both regions’ capital markets, following formal signature of a strategic partnership between HKEX and IDX last week.

Read about the ECM, DCM and M&A trends set to shape activity across 2022's economic landscape.

The new bourse's plans to provide more funding for small-to-medium enterprises could also give investors more options for allocation to A-shares.

Chinese indices have delivered mixed results this year, with mainland bourses outperforming their offshore counterparts. As Beijing’s regulatory oversight tightens, there is little reason to believe that this trend will change.

Diverging performances across Chinese equity indices reflect an array of unique challenges, forcing passive investors to take on a more active risk-management approach when choosing the right benchmark to follow.

Three move from JP Morgan to boost Citi's ECM function in Hong Kong and Singapore.

Hannah Malter is joining UBS’s equity syndicate team for the Americas as the bank aims to put more focus on Latin America.

The former CB head is moving to London after just three years as co-head of ECM for Asia ex-Japan.