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News last Friday from the London Stock Exchange (LSE) that Oleg Deripaska is set to give up his control of Rusal by removing his majority stake in EN+ (Rusal’s parent) is the best possible outcome at this point for the US, for Russia, and for investors.

The International Development Association (IDA) earlier this month made one of the most hotly awaited entries into the bond market in years. But did our BondMarker scorers rate it? Read on to find out.

By attracting private investors to provide risk capital to microfinance firms in the developing world, Global Parametrics is hoping to bolster insurance provision against natural disasters to families and businesses in poor countries.

A spate of pulled IPOs in Asia offers some valuable lessons on how to make a graceful exit. Investors should not be left holding the short end of the stick.

Asia’s bond market is getting tougher, forcing issuers to take roadshows seriously once again.

Securities watchdog moves the foreign ownership limit in securities and asset management companies to 51%, regulators extend grace period for financial institutions to comply with wealth management product rules, and FTSE Russell says dim sum will thrive despite onshore opening.

FX watchdog grants $8.34bn of quotas for the qualified domestic institutional investor (QDII) outbound investment programme, the leadership of the ruling Communist Party reinforces the promise to open up markets, and Bond Connect sees growing Q1 investments.

A few brave souls at supranational institutions spoke out this week in favour of pricing green bonds inside vanilla deals — and rightly so. Investors’ conscience salving shouldn’t be free.

We so-called 'gweilos' in Hong Kong — a common Cantonese slang word for Westerners — sometimes find ourselves in a love-hate relationship with the food on offer here.

GlobalCapital met a senior banker at a rival firm this week, who, when asked what he’d do as chief executive of Deutsche Bank, mimed placing a gun to his temple. Chief executive Christian Sewing has been in the job less than a month, and has opted to turn his gun on the bank’s US business instead.

Investors in Rusal’s bonds have lost this round. But the game of investing in Russia has not finished yet.

Vietnamese real estate developer No Va Land Investment Group pulled off the combined sale of a convertible bond and top-up share placement last week. The success of the hybrid fundraising structure means other potential issuers in the region should give it a close look.