Asia Pacific
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Young people in developing markets are more likely to be rejected for jobs because of their social media profiles, a survey shows -
National Australia Bank returned to the covered bond market on Wednesday to issue the longest dated euro covered bond deal from an Australian issuer. The €750m 12 year is expected to appeal to yield hungry insurance funds with its generous spread pick up to existing long dated Australian deals.
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You can always rely on new developments in the offshore renminbi market to make banks lose their heads. This week was no different as lenders slugged it out for the claim of being the first to issue bonds cleared and listed in Singapore.
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Recent remarks from China’s leaders suggest the PBoC will pursue a stronger renminbi policy. This will provide an anchor to regional currencies and benefit Asian domestic bonds.
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The outlook for Asian airlines is improving, with premium traffic rebounding and fuel prices behaving. HSBC strategists pick their favorite stocks
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HSBC is the first issuer to price an offshore renminbi bond that will be cleared and listed in Singapore on May 27, closely followed by Standard Chartered, as banks raced to be the first name in the market.
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DBS and HSBC are planning the first ever renminbi-denominated bonds in Singapore but commentators argue the bonds are no different to dim sum issued in the Hong Kong market.
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HSBC priced the first offshore renminbi bond that will be cleared and listed in Singapore on May 27, closely followed by Standard Chartered, as banks raced to be the first name in the market.
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Herbert Stepic, the CEO of RBI and architect of the bank's expansion in Central and Eastern Europe, offered to step down as an inquiry is under way
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The economist who warned that Wall Street stocks were overvalued just before the dotcom crash says Japanese stocks are better placed than other markets
