The new frontier of investment: Southeast Asia's consumer credit

The region's private credit markets are emerging as the next big opportunity for investors who are searching for higher yielding assets, and Singapore start-up, Kilde, is making a unique play for this under-tapped asset class.

Bybit moves global HQ to Dubai from Singapore

Dubai's new crypto-friendly regulation has drawn Bybit and its peer, Crypto.com, to the emirate.

Hamilton Lane partners ADDX to offer tokenised investment opportunity

The US private markets leader is offering exposure to its Global Private Assets (GPA) strategy through the Singapore-regulated digital securities platform.

Mayer Brown appoints partner to lead energy capabilities from Singapore

Regional energy and infrastructure expert, Justin Tan joins the firm from Clyde & Co and shares with FA his thoughts on the impending challenges yet to emerge from the current energy crunch.

SMBC appoints APAC co-heads

Yuichi Nishimura and Rajeev Kannan have been promoted to managing executive officers and co-heads of the Asia Pacific division, based in Singapore.

Innovative innings: B Capital backs Indian cricket NFT start-up, FanCraze

Mirae Financial, Tiger Global, Sequoia Capital India and professional footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo, also participated in the Insight Partners-led $100 million Series A round, one of Asia's largest.

New ways to transact in the digital age

By HSBC

Sovereigns stabilising in 2022

By Moody's Investors Service

China bonds: light at the end of the natural selection process

By Lianhe Global

FinanceAsia Country Awards 2022: Meet the jury

Read on for details of our panellists, and a reminder that application to the process closes this week - on Friday 08 April 2022.

Exclusive interview with Deutsche leadership: Stefanie Holtze-Jen

With FA's female focus in the International Women's month of March, Holtze-Jen shares her thoughts on gender parity in Asia, how she is adapting to her new senior leadership role in the context of a geopolitical crisis, and the trends set to shape the months ahead.

The dilemma facing cryptocurrency

A White House executive order to lay out a national policy for digital assets should help boost credibility for cryptocurrencies, but concerns that decentralised finance technology can help evade sanctions still lingers for policymakers and investors.

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