Asia
- Genesis and Vault merge into Australia’s third-largest gold minerby Ryan Cheng on July 17, 2026 at 6:38 am
Following the termination of another deal, the merger creates a dominant Western Australian producer, underscoring how high gold prices are accelerating consolidation across Australia's mining sector.
- Shell offloads India renewables platform Sprng Energy to Aditya Birla in $1.8bn dealby Nishtha Asthana on July 17, 2026 at 5:47 am
Shell’s $1.8bn sale of Sprng Energy to a BlackRock-backed Aditya Birla unit highlights a growing strategic divergence as European majors recycle capital while Asian conglomerates aggressively scale their clean energy portfolios.
- Baillie Gifford sets-up fully native tokenised bond fund in Hong Kongby Nishtha Asthana on July 15, 2026 at 6:57 am
The asset manager's blockchain-native bond fund marks another milestone in Hong Kong's push to build regulated tokenised capital markets.
- SK Hynix shines on Wall Street as Seoul rout highlights AI memory trade tensionsby Ryan Cheng on July 14, 2026 at 9:02 am
The South Korean chipmaker's record $26.5 billion Nasdaq debut was followed by a record sell-off in Seoul after weaker earnings expectations, even as analysts remain constructive on the longer-term AI memory cycle.
- Creating portfolios to capture new opportunities in uncertain timesby FTSE Russell, an LSEG business on July 14, 2026 at 12:00 am
As investors review – and potentially rethink – the strategies and asset classes in their portfolios in today’s complex and challenging landscape, FTSE Russell collaborated with FinanceAsia to host the second annual morning briefing in Hong Kong. The focus was on enticing themes across dividends and REITs, digital assets and gold, and innovation and disruptive technology, to explore the […]
- Temasek's Seviora, Nuveen's Churchill close $400m cross-border CFOby Nishtha Asthana on July 13, 2026 at 10:26 am
Temasek's Seviora and Nuveen's Churchill have closed a $400 million cross-border CFO, splitting exposure evenly between Asian private credit and US junior capital and secondaries strategies.
- Hong Kong tests central gold clearing to capture Asia’s surging bullion demandby Ryan Cheng on July 13, 2026 at 7:40 am
With a new central clearing system and direct physical linkages to Shanghai, Hong Kong is overhauling its bullion infrastructure to cement its role as Asia's premier gold trading hub.
- New ownership at Cboe Australia could challenge the ASXby Lachlan Colquhoun on July 12, 2026 at 3:05 am
The ASX has new leadership with former Euronext executive Anthony Attia taking over in September, and he takes the role at a critical point for the exchange.
- Asian IPOs: SGX welcomes Foundation Healthcare; Luxshare muted in mega HK debutby Nishtha Asthana,Ryan Cheng on July 12, 2026 at 3:00 am
Temasek's SeaTown Holdings-backed Foundation Healthcare Holdings debuts on the SGX Mainboard, while Chinese electronic components manufacturer Luxshare leads lukewarm IPOs in Hong Kong.
- HSBC innovation chief Jonathan Yip maps Asia tech shift from code to atomsby Nishtha Asthana on July 12, 2026 at 2:53 am
As venture capital rebounds and AI reshapes global investment priorities, Asia's innovation ecosystem is evolving along a distinctly different path, one where governments, capital markets, family offices and banks are increasingly working together to build the next generation of companies.