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Catherine Simmons, a significant figure in the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council, shared her insights following a recent delegation visit to Hanoi. Simmons discussed the importance of the visit, the financial sector’s key messages, and Citi’s future forecasts for…
The Swiss Federal Administrative Court’s partial ruling on October 13, 2025, sparked controversy over the legal legitimacy of deeming Credit Suisse’s AT1 bonds valueless. This occurred subsequent to an appeal lodged by Swiss financial regulator, Finma. Now,…
The trajectory of India’s green bonds is expected to climb steadily as the nation pushes towards a low-carbon economy. However, a new analysis from the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) unveils a constellation of challenges that…
Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index fell 0.59% to 1,268.21 points Thursday as other Asian markets were little changed. The index closed 7.59 points lower after dropping 8.07 points in the previous session. Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange increased by 6% to…
Only one private bond issuance was recorded in October, indicating that companies remain reluctant to mobilize cash using this channel after recent arrests of alleged fraudsters. Nui Phao Mining Company under the Masan Group was the only corporate bond issuer…
The bank is launching a marketplace that for issuers to directly issue their own bonds connect with investors. DBS is launching the Fixed Income Exchange (FIX) to digitalize and make the bond issuance process more efficient, the bank announced on Tuesday in a…
Budget airline Vietjet has raised VND1 trillion ($43.61 million) from a domestic company to expand operations amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The bonds are without collateral with a maturity of five years starting from May 24. Revenues in the first quarter fell…
DBS Bank (China) announced that it received a Bond Settlement Agent license in the China Interbank Bond Market, making it the first and only Singapore bank to be granted such a license. DBS Bank (China) has received a Bond Settlement Agent license from the…
State-owned bank offers green Silk Road bond in three currencies one week after a similar exercise by rival Bank of China. Acting through its Singapore branch, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the world’s biggest bank by assets, has issued…
United Overseas Bank announced it has priced Singapore’s first Panda Bond at 3.49 percent, one of the lowest rates among all Panda bonds. The Singapore based lender UOB said that its three-year, 2 billion renminbi (S$404 million) offering garnered strong…
Foreign flows into Asian bonds turned positive in October, in stark contrast to the sharp outflows faced by equity markets due to slowing earnings and concerns over trade. Data from central banks and bond market associations showed overseas investors bought a…
Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade (Vietinbank) announced it successfully issued non-convertible five-year bonds worth VNĐ2 trillion (US$88.1 million) at annual interest rate of 5.8 per cent. Compared with the interest rates of other…
United Overseas Bank (UOB) Indonesia plans to issue Rp 1.1 trillion (US$84.5 million) in bonds in November. The issuance hopes to raise cash to support the bank’s lending capacity next year. UOB Indonesia president director Kevin Lam said Rp 1 trillion in…
SM Prime Holdings, Inc. has set the interest rate for its Peso-denominated Series F, 10-year retail bonds at 4.2005% per annum. SM Prime will issue an aggregate principal amount of Php10.0 billion of the Series F bonds, which will be offered to investors…
Hong Kong stocks closed at their lowest level since mid-2012 on Friday, extending steep declines from the previous day in a holiday shortened week, as index heavyweight HSBC tumbled to a seven-year low after the company decided to scrap a pay freeze plan…
The Jakarta composite index (JCI) closed 42.61 points higher on Friday on selective buying by market players. The index of the Indonesian Stock Exchange rose 0.96 percent to 4,456.74 points with index of 45 blue chips up 1.48 percent to 779.31 points.…
