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The decision comes after several US banking groups left the NZBA over the last six months.

With China's DeepSeek already shaking up 2025's AI market, around $70bn was raised last year by Asia's tech firms.

Entries are now open for the 29th edition of the FinanceAsia Awards which celebrate the best banks, brokers, consultants, rating agencies, law firms and other financial institutions across the region.

Australia's Regional Express Holdings, backed by Asian investment firm PAG, collapsed into administration earlier this year.

Matos will relocate from Hong Kong to Melbourne and replace outgoing CEO Shayne Elliot in July 2025.

All the winners of the FinanceAsia Achievement Awards 2024 across the five categories.

Anglo American has agreed to sell its Australian based steelmaking coal business to US firm Peabody Energy for around $3.8bn.

The banking veteran has joined the real estate and investment firm in Sydney from Deutsche Bank; he will relocate to Singapore in 2025.

The former head of Citi’s Apac equity derivatives trading will relocate from Singapore to Hong Kong and cover Asia South, Japan, Asia North and Australia.