MALAYSIA UPGRADED FROM FTSE RUSSELL WATCH LIST

The removal of Malaysia from the market accessibility of FTSE Russell’s Watch List is in recognition…

RCBC CLOSES SUSTAINABILITY BOND OFFER

RIZAL COMMERCIAL Banking Corp. (RCBC) has closed its offering of dual-tenor fixed-rate ASEAN sustainability bonds, with…

CORPORATE BOND ISSUANCE EXCEEDS THB 100 BILLION

New long-term corporate bond issuance exceeded 100 billion baht in the first two months of this…

UHNWIs NOT CHANGING WEALTH MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

Although the Covid-19 pandemic has led ultra-high-net-worth individual (UHNWI) investors in Asia to perceive markets as…

THAI GOV’T CONSIDERS INCREASING BONDS SOLD VIA E-WALLET APP

The Public Debt Management Office (PDMO) is preparing to increase the issuance of government savings bonds…

MYANMAR MILITARY COUP REMOVES CENTRAL BANK CHIEF

As news of the military coup in Myanmar reached the halls of the Bank of Japan,…

SINGAPORE SETS YEAREND TARGET FOR SHIFT AWAY FROM LIBOR

Singapore signaled that local banks and borrowers should move away from using the discredited London interbank…

C19 EDGES PHILIPPINES DEEPER INTO DEBT

By Beatrice M. Laforga Philippines’ outstanding debt reached P9.8 trillion (US$203.7 billion) at the end of…

CREDITORS TO VOTE ON DISTRESSED SHIPPER’S FATE

Creditors to struggling Singapore shipper Pacific International Lines Pte (PIL) will vote soon on a restructuring…

SHORT MATURITY THAI BONDS IN DEMAND AS RATE VERDICT NEARS

The prospects for rate easing are boosting demand for shorter-maturity Thai bonds ahead of this week’s first…