ANZ appoints new corporate finance head for South and South-east Asia; Amundi boosts ESG focus in Hong Kong; Value Partners names deputy fixed income chief; and EFG Bank hires North Asia chairman.
On average less than half as deep as in the US, capital markets in the Asia-Pacific region are catching up rapidly. A new report says they are poised to explode in the coming decade.
In a move to boost domestic equity markets, Beijing wants to relax listing requirements for its new technology innovation board. But venture capitalists remain cautious.
Citi has named New York-based Beibei Li as its head of Belt and Road banking and origination after HSBC moved its Malaysia CEO into a similar position earlier this summer.
Michael Barrow, head of the ADB's private sector unit, explains how the multilateral lender is switching course to mobilise private sector capital to help build the region's infrastructure.
As global green bonds issuance hits record heights, Asia's financial centres are competing to be at the cutting edge. A push for standardisation may give Hong Kong the edge.