Asia
Asia: Tech rally helps Hong Kong lead markets higher
HONG Kong resumed its tech-led rally on a healthy day for Asian markets on Tuesday (Feb 18) as a meeting between President Xi Jinping and China’s top business leaders...
Asia: Stocks rise, oil falls as Trump fans Ukraine peace hopes
ASIAN markets mostly rose on Thursday (Feb 13) and oil prices extended losses as forecast-topping US inflation was overshadowed by hopes for an end to the Ukraine war after...
Citi Private Bank hires Hoo Peng Han as it rebuilds family office team in Asia
CITI Private Bank has hired Hoo Peng Han as a director of its global family office group in Asia, as it rebuilds its family office team in the region.Hoo,...
Global car tariff pain spreads from Asia to the US
AUTO stocks around the world slumped on Monday (Feb 10) after US President Donald Trump’s new tariffs threatened to cut into sales from factories in Mexico and Canada.Shares in...
I Squared eyes DigitalBridge towers in South-east Asia: source
I SQUARED Capital is considering buying some of the assets of DigitalBridge Group’s South-east Asian telecom tower operator, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
DigitalBridge had been...
HSBC hires ex-BNP banker Sun as head of debt markets for Asia
HSBC Holdings hired former BNP Paribas banker George Sun as head of global debt markets for Asia, attracting an outsider even as the bank undergoes a restructuring.
A spokeswoman...
Citigroup targets social finance deals in Asia as demand grows
Citi led 76 transactions in Asia last year, raising US$2.4 billion, according to the bankCITIGROUP said it expects social finance funding in Asia to rise by more than 10...
Manulife appoints new Singapore CEO amid leadership shake-up in Asia
INSURER Manulife has appointed Benoit Meslet, the current chief executive officer of its Japan office, to head its Singapore division. Meslet will replace Khoo Kah Siang on Jun 1 –...
