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A new paper from the Bank of England hits on some welcome truths — that regulators cannot know everything, and simpler is often better.

GlobalCapital's exclusive article last week on the United Arab Emirates’ shortfall in bankruptcy rules (“UAE urged to act on Basel III bankruptcy baffler”) has highlighted a Basel III compliance problem that is holding back the whole Gulf region, say bankers. But while the UAE has so far been lax in its response, it should take the lead and spur its neighbours to follow suit.

A trip to Tokyo always provides a shock to the senses, but when you are jolted awake at 5:20 in the morning by an earthquake, you certainly get a fresh perspective on life.

A new collective noun needs to be found to describe the number of moaning bankers still joining massive syndicates on Asia's IPOs and bonds.

The recent overhaul of Hong Kong’s IPO regime has arguably resulted in better quality issuers coming to market. At the very least, it has led to more accurate and comprehensive disclosure in the prospectuses that pile up every week in the lobbies of bank branches.

Vishnu Kurella, a portfolio manager focused on volatility trading at BlueMountain Capital Management in New York, has left the firm to join Caxton Associates in a similar role, also in New York.

GlobalCapital's exclusive article last week on the United Arab Emirates’ shortfall in bankruptcy rules (“UAE urged to act on Basel III bankruptcy baffler”) has highlighted a Basel III compliance problem that is holding back the whole Gulf region, say bankers. But while the UAE has so far been lax in its response, it should take the lead and spur its neighbours to follow suit.

When Saga's customers also become its investors later this month, it could trigger a spiral of failure or success. Combining the two groups will mean that any result, good or bad, is likely to be self-sustaining.

Sinopec's $5bn whopper last month was the first of a series of jumbo deals from Chinese SOEs. With so much liquidity being taken out of the market in a record month, it was probably lucky to have beaten its peers to market. But that's not always how it works, as China Cinda might be about to show.

There have been many noteworthy transactions conducted over the past 25 years in Asia ex-Japan. Asiamoney chooses 25 of the most impressive.

Over the past 25 years the capital markets of Asia ex-Japan have evolved almost unimaginably. Asiamoney picks 25 of the individuals that particularly contributed to this process, either in terms of deal-making, regulatory development, effective advisory work or acting as shrewd investors. Richard Morrow reports.

Financial secretary John Tsang Chun-wah has overseen the city's public purse since July 1, 2007. He tells Asiamoney how he believes the city will benefit from an opening China economy and empowered Shanghai. Richard Morrow reports.