ASIAN BONDS RISE FOR THE SIXTH CONSECUTIVE MONTH

Asian bonds received inflows for the sixth consecutive month in November, helped by optimism over the…

DBP ISSUES P21B BOND

State-run Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) listed P21 billion worth of two-year peso-denominated bonds on…

14TH DEAL & SOLUTION AWARDS

(Wednesday, 9 December 2020): A record number of submissions were received from across the region this…

MIXED VIEWS FROM ECONOMISTS ON FITCH’S MALAYSIA DOWNGRADE:

Economists have given mixed views on Fitch Ratings’ latest revision of Malaysia’s sovereign rating, with some…

ACTIVISTS DERAIL SINGAPORE REIT M&A

Investors in a Singapore real estate investment trust (REIT) voted down a merger with a larger…

PHILIPPINES RAISES $2.75B IN GLOBAL BONDS

The Philippines raised $2.75 billion (P132 billion) from its second dollar-denominated bond sale this year as…

THAILAND’S SEC: CRITICAL CAPITAL MARKET CHALLENGES IDENTIFIED

Pichit Akrathit, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, centre left, and Ruenvadee Suwanmongkol, SEC secretary-general,…

TRIS RATING LAUNCHES GREEN BOND VERIFIER

Tris Rating has launched a local green bond verifier, certified by the Climate Bonds Initiative, as…

THAI CENTRAL BANK EXAMINING DEBT WAHREHOUSING

The Bank of Thailand has been studying a warehousing concept that allows commercial banks to sell…

ABOITIZ P7.55-B BONDS TO PART FINANCE HYDRO FACILITY

THE regulator has approved Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc.’s (AEV) plan to list the P7.55-billion second tranche…