Reflecting on a very busy year, the FinanceAsia editorial team has selected five important stories from Asia Pacific’s financial markets across the last 12 months. Here they are: M&A: A proposed merger of Nissan and Honda, two Japanese automakers, was scrapped in February. The proposed deal, which could have given birth to the world’s […]
Doha Bank debuts $150m digital bonds
Doha Bank, one of the largest commercial banks in Qatar, has issued its first digitally native notes on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The notes are a $150 million, two-year, floating interest rate offering. ¬ Haymarket Media Limited. All rights reserved. Source link
Problems mount at Bangladeshi banks as IMF delays loan
Loan defautls in the Bangladeshi banking sector have reached an all-time high of 35.73% of total disbursed loans. ¬ Haymarket Media Limited. All rights reserved. Source link
Deal Analysis: Syfe’s acquisition of Australia’s Selfwealth
Samantha Horton, group chief operating officer and head of international at Syfe, recently sat down with FinanceAsia to discuss an acquisition by the fintech in Australia of Selfwealth earlier this year for A$65 million ($43 million). ¬ Haymarket Media Limited. All rights reserved. Source link
Bhutan to launch reserve-backed gold tokens
Bhutan will start to offer tokenised gold products within Gelephu Mindfulness City, a Special Administrative Region (SAR), which has been established to expand the predominantly Buddhist country’s future of economic and financial development. ¬ Haymarket Media Limited. All rights reserved. Source link
Societe Generale appoints Apac head of global markets
French bank Societe Generale has announced the appointment of Mohamed Braham as the firm’s new head of global markets and head of fixed income and currencies (FIC) for Asia Pacific (Apac), effective January 1. ¬ Haymarket Media Limited. All rights reserved. Source link
Societe Generale appoints head of global markets in Apac
French bank Societe Generale announced the appointment of Mohamed Braham as the bank’s new head of global markets and head of fixed income and currencies (FIC) for Asia Pacific (Apac), effective January 1. ¬ Haymarket Media Limited. All rights reserved. Source link
Singapore’s Sembcorp Industries to buy Alinta Energy from Chow Tai Fook Enterprises for A$6.5bn
Sembcorp Industries (Sembcorp) has agreed to acquire 100% of Alinta Energy from Chow Tai Fook Enterprises (CTFE) for A$6.5 billion ($4.33 billion). ¬ Haymarket Media Limited. All rights reserved. Source link
Singapore’s Sembcorp Industries buys Alinta Energy from Chow Tai Fook Enterprises for A$6.5bn
Sembcorp Industries (Sembcorp) has agreed to acquire 100% of Alinta Energy from Chow Tai Fook Enterprises (CTFE) for A$6.5 billion ($4.33 billion). ¬ Haymarket Media Limited. All rights reserved. Source link
Fosun Pharma subsidiary signs potential $1.9bn Pfizer licence deal
Chongqing Yao Pharmaceutical Company (Yao Pharma) and Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Industrial Development Company, both subsidiaries of Fosun Pharma, have entered into an exclusive collaboration and licence agreement with US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, according to a December announcement. ¬ Haymarket Media Limited. All rights reserved. Source link
