Interview: Trade finance closer to paperless reality as law, standards and tokenisation converge
Global trade finance is finally approaching a decisive digital inflection point as three long-missing elements — legal frameworks, digital standards, and tokenisation pilots...
Andrew Cross to leave AIIB as chief financial officer
Andrew Cross, chief financial officer (CFO) at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), is leaving the institution in November, according to an October...
SGX gains momentum after market reforms
After a difficult few years, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) is making somewhat of a comeback following the decision by the Monetary Authority of...
Q&A: HOPU Investments on Asia’s rising control investing
HOPU Investments is a Chinese private equity investment firm headquartered in Beijing. Founded in 2008 by seasoned banker Fenglei Fang, the firm has...
LG Electronics India and Tata Capital list amid strong IPO demand
LG Electronics India, part of Korea’s LG Electronics, had a remarkable listing debut on India’s National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange...
China bans dealings with five US subsidiaries of Korea’s Hanwha Ocean
China's Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday, October 14, announced an immediate ban on organisations and individuals within China from engaging in any transactions,...
SoftBank buys ABB’s robotics arm for $5.38bn
European tech giant ABB has agreed to divest ABB's robotics division to Japan's SoftBank Group for an enterprise value of $5.375 billion.
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Opinion: China’s cross-border M&A makes strategic shift
In an opinion piece for FinanceAsia, Adam Zhang, managing director of Collabrium Partners, shares his views on China’s approach to cross-border mergers and...
Trump threatens extra 100% tariffs on China
US stock markets and cryptocurrencies retreated on Friday, October 9, as the US president Donald Trump took to Truth Social to threaten extra...


