SoftBank’s PayPay to buy T&D Holdings' life insurer for $840m
June 09, 2026 SoftBank Group Corp-backed PayPay Corporation has agreed to acquire a 70.2% stake in T&D Financial Life Insurance from T&D Holdings for...
AI supply chain to boost Asia amid global growth slowdown
June 09, 2026 Despite the ongoing conflict in the Middle Eaast, China’s foreign exports climbed 13.8% in May YoY in yuan terms, with imports...
K&L Gates hires Yang Wang as Hong Kong corporate M&A partner
June 09, 2026 K&L Gates has appointed Yang Wang as a partner in its corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&A) practice in Hong Kong, effective...
FA AWARDS SPOTLIGHT 2026: Huatai International
Huatai International’s growing influence in the Hong Kong and regional capital markets reflects more than transaction volume alone. In 2025, the firm distinguished itself...
Opinion: The transformation and renaissance of Hong Kong’s IPO market
June 07, 2026 In an opinion piece for FinanceAsia, Dr. Wenbin Wang, chairman of ICBC International, writes about how Hong Kong’s initial public offering...
HKEX signs MoUs with Kazakhstan’s AIFC and AIX to boost Central Asia connectivity
June 05, 2026 The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) has signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) Authority and...
MTR prices €3bn green bond
June 05, 2026 Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation has successfully priced a total of €3 billion ($3.5 billion) in its inaugural Euro denominated public green...
Nippon Life allocates $9.4bn to private credit through Blackstone partnership
June 04, 2026 US investment giant Blackstone has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nippon Life Insurance to provide investment management services...
AWARDS SPOTLIGHT: Jefferies
June 04, 2026 Jefferies’ expanding presence across Asia is increasingly reshaping perceptions of what an international investment bank can achieve in the region’s fast-evolving...