However, IPO subscriptions started to disappoint in late 2024, along with the stock market paring its gains since the third quarter. Still, the two major stock market benchmarks – the Bombay Stock Exchange’s Sensex and the National Stock Exchange’s Nifty 50 – delivered 8% to 9% return at year’s end, although that’s a slowdown from the double-digit growth in 2023.

Jan 13, 2025 · US President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration will likely seek to weaken the greenback’s exchange rate. But whether doing so would enhance the competitiveness of US exports and strengthen America’s trade balance is another matter

Dec 9, 2024 · Singaporean bank DBS – subsequent to Tan Su Shan’s appointment as group CEO, effective 28 March 2025 – has made two consequent senior-level appointments that will take effect on January 1 2025.

Oct 1, 2024 · With ABR marking its 25th anniversary as the region’s longest-running survey of its kind, the survey, in addition to its normal online version, added a new dimension with the expansion of the voting process for the Best of the Sellside individuals able to be conducted via a recently launched voting function on TheAsset App.. With this new feature, some of the largest buyside firms ...

Dec 17, 2024 · HPS is a global leader in the alternative credit space, with the ability to provide various financing solutions across the capital structure, which enables it to offer different strategies across the private and public credit spectrum, ranging from senior secured direct lending to junior capital financing such as mezzanine and subordinated debt.

Sep 13, 2024 · Linklaters acted as legal adviser to the underwriter and tokenization agent on the deal. The legal support team, spanning multiple practices and jurisdictions, was led by Asia head of structured finance and derivatives Chin-Chong Liew and capital markets partner Ying Zhou from Zhao Sheng Law Firm, supported by associate Joshua Liu.

Jan 2, 2025 · Given the economic, financial, and political constraints that Donald Trump is likely to face if he pursues his most radical and ill-advised economic policy proposals, the near-term outlook for the US economy heading into 2025 is relatively benign. Overall, the good ideas should offset the effects of the bad ones

Jan 17, 2025 · Digital finance and innovation continue to develop rapidly in Asia despite the economic and geopolitical challenges facing the world today. From general banking to investment platforms, an ever-expanding variety of options are available to individuals and corporates to better manage their financial health. Financial institutions see opportunities everywhere, including an emerging middle class ...

Dec 6, 2024 · Digital asset ownership or usage within Asia-Pacific, the report notes, falls into three tiers of digital asset adoption, categorized by: Higher: Thailand ( 43% ), the UAE ( 37 % ), India ( 32% ) and the Philippines ( 31% )

Asset Servicing, Institutional Investor and ETF Awards 2023 sets the benchmark in Asia for investment and custody prowess. It is the only one of its kind that assesses both buyside institutions (investors and fund managers) and sellside service providers (custodians, fund administrators, securities lending agents, transition managers, among others) to deliver a complete account of Asia's ...