Asia
- HK stablecoin issuer Anchorpoint begins rolloutby Ryan Cheng on August 13, 2026 at 8:13 am
As tokenised money develops, the Standard Chartered-backed JV is rolling out access for institutions, corporate users and professional investors.
- Eastspring Investments names head of capital marketsby FA Reporters on August 11, 2026 at 8:31 am
Sean Cunningham takes on the newly created role at the asset manager in Singapore; he was most recently head of Asia ETFs at JP Morgan Asset Management in Hong Kong.
- I Squared to acquire Indonesia’s Cella and strikes A$1.04bn deal for oOh!mediaby Ryan Cheng on August 11, 2026 at 8:13 am
The global infrastructure investor is in the midst of a regional expansion push.
- Southeast Asia data centre deals ramp up as power risks growby Andrew Tjaardstra on August 11, 2026 at 5:26 am
More firms are building data centres across SEA as demand for compute rises, but risks are lurking for investors.
- Asian secondaries at early stage but poised for faster growth: Coller Capital's Zhan Yangby Ryan Cheng on August 9, 2026 at 10:40 pm
Asia secondaries activity is increasing as a result of geopolitical uncertainties, a growing private equity market and rising awareness, Coller Capital’s Zhan Yang tells FA.
- Glencore targets October secondary listing on ASXby Andrew Tjaardstra on August 7, 2026 at 8:18 am
The global commodities and mining giant hopes to tap into one of the world's "fastest-growing pools of long-term investment capital" with the listing.
- Mongolia borrowers return to global bond marketsby Ryan Cheng on August 7, 2026 at 7:26 am
Bogd Bank has increased its debut international notes to $100m, while the Development Bank of Mongolia has expanded its new bond to $750m, highlighting growing offshore investor interest in the frontier market’s financial institutions.
- India's Manipal Health rises 13% after INR92.75bn IPO; KKR buys Medicover Hospital India for €1.2bnby Ryan Cheng on August 6, 2026 at 7:17 am
India’s largest multispecialty hospital network by bed capacity opened more than 10% above its offer price. In another deal, KKR has acquired Hyderabad-based hospital chain Medicover Hospitals India, as the country’s private healthcare market grows.
- HKEX appoints Michael Ho as MD, head of group strategyby FA Reporters on August 6, 2026 at 12:16 am
Ho will join in September from Oliver Wyman Current head of group strategy Kevin Rumjahn will become managing director, head of CEO Office and strategic relations at the stock exchange.
- FinanceAsia's 2026 magazine celebrates 30th anniversaryby FA Reporters on August 4, 2026 at 2:40 am
FinanceAsia's latest magazine reflects on covering Asia Pacific's capital markets for three decades, including the region's top five IPOs and M&A deals in that timeframe.