EM Polls and Awards

Each year ASIAMONEY chooses the standout transaction from each major market across Asia ex-Japan. In 2013, Taiwan's semiconductor manufacturing giant conducted a debut foray into the bond market for funding to great acclaim.

Each year we reveal the most impressive individual transaction to have taken place in each major Asian market. In South Korea, the Export-Import Bank of Korea sets a milestone by issuing the first Green bond in Asia ex-Japan, setting a potential benchmark for other environmentally-conscious borrowers.

Each year we reveal the most impressive individual transaction to have taken place in each major Asian market. In Singapore, United Overseas Bank's Basel III-compliant bond offering helps to set a milestone for regional bank capital issuance.

An impressive privatisation sale of state ports, a successful state divestment of railway shares, an airport’s competitive euro-denominated bond debut, the country’s second-largest corporate loan refinancing and its biggest project finance package; some spectacular transactions were executed in Australia in 2013. ASIAMONEY reveals its winners for the year. Ben Power and Richard Morrow report.

Each year we reveal the most impressive individual transaction to have taken place in each major Asian market. In Singapore, United Overseas Bank's Basel III-compliant bond offering helps to set a milestone for regional bank capital issuance.

Amid generally lacklustre equity and M&A markets, Macquarie Capital stood out, while Citi shone for its combination of G3 debt capabilities, ANZ most impressed for local bonds and loans, and UBS remains the country’s most complete investment bank. Ben Power and Richard Morrow report.

Each year we reveal the most impressive individual transaction to have taken place in each major Asian market. In the Philippines, Lucio Tan brings a re-IPO of his consumer brand companies to market in the country's second-largest equity offering.

The loan market is at the mercy of Turkish financial institution borrowers when it comes to pricing, according to EuroWeek Loans' latest poll.

Each year we reveal the most impressive individual transaction to have taken place in each major Asian market. In Malaysia, Khazanah Nasional gains strong interest in its latest exchangeable bond, an Islamic bond denominated in Singapore dollars.

Each year we reveal the most impressive individual transaction to have taken place in each major Asian market. In Indonesia, CVC Asia draws in a top-quality crowd of support when offering a slice of shares in Matahari Department Store.

Each year we reveal the most impressive individual transaction to have taken place in each major Asian market. In India, Vedanta Resources navigated negative sentiment and regulatory worries to price Asia's largest G3 high yield bond, with the lowest ever five-year coupon.

Each year we reveal the most impressive individual transaction to have taken place in each major Asian market. In Hong Kong, Huishan Dairy's strong business combined with robust investor support to deliver a strong IPO that helped re-open the door to more deals.