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HSBC innovation chief Jonathan Yip maps Asia tech shift from code to atoms

As venture capital rebounds and AI reshapes global investment priorities, Asia's innovation ecosystem is evolving along a distinctly different path, one where governments, capital markets, family offices and banks are increasingly working together to build the next generation of companies.

July 12, 2026

New ownership at Cboe Australia could challenge the ASX

The ASX has new leadership with former Euronext executive Anthony Attia taking over in September, and he takes the role at a critical point for the exchange.

July 12, 2026

Asian IPOs: SGX welcomes Foundation Healthcare; Luxshare muted in mega HK debut

Temasek's SeaTown Holdings-backed Foundation Healthcare Holdings debuts on the SGX Mainboard, while Chinese electronic components manufacturer Luxshare leads lukewarm IPOs in Hong Kong.

July 12, 2026

Bruno Le Saint, CEO Asia Pacific & Middle East, Natixis CIB on AI, digitisation and cross border capital flows

Natixis CIB's Asia Pacific & Middle East CEO discusses why data centres and AI are driving the region's next investment cycle, how geopolitical shifts are redrawing capital flows between Asia and the Middle East, and why banks will need new financing structures to support the scale of infrastructure investment ahead.

July 07, 2026

EQT to acquire Australia’s Orikan; India’s Smartworks expands Singapore workspace footprint

EQT’s mid-market fund will acquire the Melbourne-headquartered parking, enforcement and compliance technology provider, while Smartworks’ Singapore subsidiary has acquired Workstudio Spaces for an equity value of S$2.47 million.

July 07, 2026

Societe Generale hires Pei Shen Chou as Apac head of M&A

The former Nomura, UBS and Deutsche Bank banker brings more than 25 years of global M&A and strategic advisory experience.

July 06, 2026

Shanghai steps up support for offshore Rmb and Chinese firms abroad

Shanghai has been handed more tools, including the acceleration of offshore loans and digital trade, to aid offshore financial services in a boost to the city as a global financial hub; there is also cooperation with Hong Kong.

July 03, 2026

Vietnam retailer Dien May Xanh raises $506m in huge IPO

The Mobile World-backed electronics retailer plans to start trading on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange in August, after completing one of Vietnam’s largest IPOs in recent years.

July 02, 2026

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Indian private credit: the next structural opportunity for Asian asset owners

Aakash Desai, chief investment officer & head of private credit at 360 ONE Asset, sees Indian private credit as transitioning from an opportunistic trade to a strategic allocation. Supported by strong macro growth, structural credit inefficiencies and improving institutional frameworks, the asset class offers investors access to a scalable, high-yielding and defensively structured opportunity set.

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FA AWARDS SPOTLIGHT 2026: E.SUN Bank

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FA AWARDS SPOTLIGHT 2026: CICC

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Airwallex raises $320m to build out AI financial software

Investors in the Series H round of the global payments and financial services firm include Addition, T. Rowe Price and Baillie Gifford; Airwallex has also appointed a new CFO.

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MSCI keeps Korea as emerging market; SK Hynix plans $29bn Nasdaq ADR listing

The index provider cited unresolved market-accessibility issues for global investors, including limits around Korean won convertibility. Korean semiconductor giant SK Hynix is seeking direct access to US investors amid surging demand for AI memory chips.

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Philippine telecoms giant PLDT files for first data centre REIT IPO

The proposed VITRO REIT listing would be the Philippines’ first digital infrastructure REIT, amid a quiet Southeast Asia IPO market and increasing demand for data centre development.

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Bangladesh unveils ambitious budget

The government is looking to reform business and visa approvals and raise a significant amount in tax revenue which economists are warning will be difficult to achieve.

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FA AWARDS SPOTLIGHT 2026: Shanghai Commercial Bank

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Bruno Le Saint, CEO Asia Pacific & Middle East, Natixis CIB on AI, digitisation and cross border capital flows

Natixis CIB's Asia Pacific & Middle East CEO discusses why data centres and AI are driving the region's next investment cycle, how geopolitical shifts are redrawing capital flows between Asia and the Middle East, and why banks will need new financing structures to support the scale of infrastructure investment ahead.

July 07, 2026

Shanghai steps up support for offshore Rmb and Chinese firms abroad

Shanghai has been handed more tools, including the acceleration of offshore loans and digital trade, to aid offshore financial services in a boost to the city as a global financial hub; there is also cooperation with Hong Kong.

July 03, 2026

Vietnam retailer Dien May Xanh raises $506m in huge IPO

The Mobile World-backed electronics retailer plans to start trading on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange in August, after completing one of Vietnam’s largest IPOs in recent years.

July 02, 2026

Goldman-backed GO makes Tokyo’s largest 2026 IPO debut

Japan’s largest taxi-hailing app operator opened 21.25% above its offer price on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, with Nomura, Goldman Sachs and BofA Securities acting as joint global coordinators.

June 16, 2026

Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation prices record HK$12bn digital bond

HKMC’s inaugural public digital bond is the largest digital bond issuance globally to date and the first from a public-sector entity in Hong Kong.

June 14, 2026

Opinion: The transformation and renaissance of Hong Kong’s IPO market

Dr. Wenbin Wang, chairman of ICBC International, discusses three fundamental structural drivers helping drive the stock market's recent revival, including attracting innovative Chinese firms and the rise of dual listings.

June 07, 2026

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