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MANDATORY PAY DISCLOSURES A BOON FOR CEOs

CEOs who’ve been grumbling about Singapore’s new mandatory pay disclosures could be in for a pleasant…

THE RETURN OF ‘PERPETUALS’ N THAILAND

The capital market in Thailand has launched multiple issuances of perpetual bonds. With a long-term nature…

QUANTUM PROFITS ACROSS BANKING IN SINGAPORE

Singapore’s three local banks chalked up record-breaking profits last year on the back of higher interest…

ASIAN MARKETS TO REBOUND IN 2023

Emerging markets are set to rebound in 2023, according to the Federated Hermes’ Global Emerging Markets Outlook, boosted…

METRO PACIFIC ACQUIRES THIRD OF AGRI MANUFACTURER AXELUM

Philippine conglomerate Metro Pacific Investments Corp is buying one-third of Axelum Resources Corp for 5.32 billion…

ASEAN COMPANIES MUST BE MORE TRANSPARENT ON TRANSITION PLANS

Study of 10 companies’ climate planning finds varying levels of ambition and fragmented reporting, but Climate…

YTL POWER SECURES ISLAMIC TERM FINANCING FOR GREEN PROJECT

Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) and OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Bhd are the joint mandated lead arrangers for…

J.P. MORGAN BULLISH ON THAI EQUITIES

Global financial services firm J.P. Morgan has upgraded its rating for Thailand’s stock markets to overweight…

RINGGIT RISE AGAINST USD ON MILD PROFIT TAKING

The ringgit ended lower against the US dollar on Tuesday amid mild profit-taking in Asian currency markets…

PHILIPPINES 2022 GDP LIKELY GREW FASTER THAN 6.5-7.5%

The Philippine economy likely expanded much faster than the government’s target of 6.5% to 7.5% last…