Opinion

Yet another multi-billion-dollar loss on investments in SoftBank’s Vision Funds speaks to a malaise that is hurting the tech teams of investment banks in Asia.

The southern Chinese city has set out ambitious plans to become one of the world’s top wealth-management centres. With one of China’s largest onshore pools of private wealth, there is everything to play for.

Will investment banks in Asia be able to survive another difficult year? That is a big question as firms enter 2023 on a weaker footing than in 2022.

Fund managers see big opportunities in Asia’s private credit market.

Asia’s capital markets have swung from euphoria to despair in the past year. The days of bumper deal flow are over, now followed by a relative drought – cancelled or smaller trades, market volatility, and talk of the need to trim back large teams. Heading into the second half of the year, the mood is set to get even grimmer.

The risks are stacking up in Asian countries.

Lack of clarity from Chinese authorities amid stalemate with the US means investors should have expected the unexpected

Two critical developments in China caught the financial markets off guard in 2021.

As more and more issuers jump on the environmental, social and governance bandwagon, it raises important questions.

Asiamoney’s second Women in Finance special report shows that diversity is becoming more embedded within banks, influencing how they recruit, retain and propel women up the career ladder.

The rapidly unfolding political situation in different parts of Asia threatens to further upend the region’s financial markets.

China's latest crackdown of three of its technology companies has a clear message for firms looking to list in the US — and investors wanting to buy their shares.

British economist John Maynard Keynes famously wrote more than 80 years ago that people’s behaviour in the financial world is often driven by “animal spirits” that suggest “spontaneous optimism rather than mathematical expectations”. The current craze for special purpose acquisition company (Spac) listings is a good example.

Asian lenders have often balked at dividend recaps. They should reconsider.

How should investors incorporate political risk into their view of asset markets?

The results are in and the signs are good. Asia’s banking industry appears to be making some progress on gender balance in the workforce.

Are financial markets too divorced from reality?

Most governments in Asia have resorted to some form of economic shock therapy, but there is only so much the monetary and fiscal authorities can do.