18 major global risks for 2027

Hong Kong, 3 November 2026: For 2027, war escalation, energy disruption, sovereign-debt and bond-market stress, economic…

Regulators going after companies churning shares as shares price fall 41 YTD

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s brother has stressed the urgent need for transparency in the domestic equity…

Laos lists US$500 million sovereign bond in HK, gains entry into EMBI

Laos has marked a major milestone in its efforts to expand access to international capital markets,…

Maxis neither denies nor confirms U Mobile merger report

Maxis Bhd neither denied nor confirmed a media report of a merger today but acknowledged that…

Fitch sees Islamic finance breaching US$800 billion, growth to continue

Fitch Ratings estimates Malaysia’s Islamic finance industry to have exceeded US$800 billion (US$1 = RM4.08) at…

Up to 74pc of assets held in cash by Singapore’s wealthy

Singapore’s wealthy are showing greater interest in artificial intelligence and mutual funds, but cash remains their…

Danantara bids for stake in Indonesian stock exchange, bourse chief says

Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund Danantara has submitted a bid to buy a stake in the country’s…

Corporate borrowing hits all time high in the Philippines

Resources in the Philippine financial system rose to a record ₱38.56 trillion at the end of…

Falling equity market and peso in the Philippines

PHILIPPINE STOCKS retreated again on Wednesday as the weak peso dragged down the market’s mood, along…

MSCI warning a ‘short-term shock’, Indonesia central bank chief reassures businesses

Global index provider MSCI’s warning of a potential ‌downgrade for Indonesia’s stock market was a “short-term…