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Sportswear firm Xtep International Holdings has raised HK$1.37bn ($175m) after increasing the size of a top-up placement on the back of strong new and existing shareholder demand. -
After the volatility that defined much of 2018, capital market bankers in Asia started the year full of trepidation. Would the Federal Reserve speed up its slow-motion rate rises? Would Chinese defaults become a major problem? Would investors extend the period of hibernation they began during the bearish end to last year?
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India's capital markets started 2019 with much more vigour than they ended 2018, but a looming election is set to apply the brakes. Will the contest derail issuance for much of the year or be little more than a temporary blip? Bankers tell Morgan Davis they are optimistic
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There are various factors holding Vietnam back from its bid to win MSCI emerging market status, including a cap on foreign ownership and a lack of transparency. But the progress the market has made should not be underestimated. Jonathan Breen reports
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Chinese banks will require a helping hand to comply with international standards on loss-absorbing capacity, as they go from being part-time users of the global capital markets to big players in debt financing. Luckily for them, domestic regulators appear increasingly keen for the banking sector to be recapitalised. Tyler Davies reports
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Hong Kong’s stock exchange took a progressive step in 2018 when it allowed pre-revenue biotechnology companies to list. But the initial excitement was short lived, with the stocks’ dismal performance in the aftermarket denting sentiment among issuers, bankers and investors. Will the tide turn for the sector this year? Jonathan Breen investigates.
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