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As economic problems persist in Europe, more leaders adopt the coercive, de-motivating leadership style prevalent in emerging markets, a study shows

In this round of recent regulatory news, China and Brazil shake hands on swap line agreement, India simplifies rules for foreign institutions in local debt, Philippines launches new BoP framework and Vietnam boosts local lending transparency with new rules.

Chinese manufacturing data came in slightly lower than expected for March but analysts say that growth will rebound from here

Bankers looking to sell exposure to peripheral European borrowers have long highlighted those companies’ international activity and revenue streams. Italy’s Snam presents a new challenge, since it is entirely domestic. The good news is that this doesn’t seem to matter.

The Philippines is on a roll at the moment, and it would not be surprising if the government turned a keener eye to the development of a domestic bond market. But they will find that one of the biggest strengths in the country’s debt market is also one of its biggest hurdles to growth.

—Timothee Bousser, managing director and head of global equity flow trading for Asia Pacific at Société Générale in Hong Kong, on investors buying outperformance options or variance swaps on the Nikkei 225 against the Kospi 200.

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Taiwan Semiconductor’s debut US dollar bond is being likened to global electronics brands Intel and Samsung, displaying “super-tight” pricing that proves Asian issuers can avoid paying a premium.

A group of issuers and investors came together in February to discuss Nordic covered bonds in relation to housing, asset encumbrance, the approach to new markets, funding needs, transparency and the outlook for spreads.

Fitch has become the first of the three major rating agencies to upgrade the Philippines sovereign to investment grade.

Asiamoney PLUS highlights the latest job changes across the fixed income and financial markets.

Debt levels are too high and rising, while stocks and bonds are priced "dangerously high," economist Andrew Smithers argues