It can be red faces all round when it comes to debt financing without a healthy dose of ESG. Even in cost-sensitive emerging markets sustainable finance is going mainstream.
Where does Libor live in a bank? Why are banks in Asia not looking at Libor transition seriously? Which bank is racing ahead? It’s been an interesting couple of weeks for Libor transition watchers.
India’s notorious ‘promoters’ – the local name for company owners – once made little distinction between their firm’s money and their own. A new law aims to put an end to all of that, but will it work? CT investigates
Japan grants cryptocurrency body regulatory powers; blockchain firms in China need to register identities; Trading begins at Shenzhen-based HKEx owned commodities exchange.
Evolution in fintech is challenging the way corporates manage their cashflow. Given their acquisitions Amazon, Alibaba and Tencent are at the pointy end – particularly in Asia.
India's Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has extended and tightened disclosure rules as part of a government push for greater transparency
The Reserve Bank of India has released futher guidelines around hedging, this time simplifying hedges under US$30 million in a move to improve access for SMEs.