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Legislation aimed at facilitating the establishment of South Korea’s central clearing counterparty failed to pass in the parliament.

Stuart Riley relocates from London to co-lead Goldman Sachs’ macro trading business in Asia ex Japan, and James Houghton comes from New York to manage macro sales.

The powerful Politburo Standing Committee of China’s Communist Party is “dominated by conservatives,” some analysts say

Under CEO Piyush Gupta’s guidance, the Singapore lender has made strides in key sectors and fosters ambitions of being the first Asia-spanning bank. But DBS now needs to clarify exactly what it wants to be. Anita Davis reports.

Demand for high yield names in Asia remains limited to familiar sectors, forcing atypical issuers to seek support from the US amid choppy markets and conservative investors at home.

The global mining boom, fuelled by voracious Chinese demand, appears to be over. Mining companies everywhere, but particularly in Australia, will need to adapt to a world with less vigorous demand for their resources, reports Ben Power.

Economists assess the after-effects of Japan’s political wrangling over a funding bill on the country.

A new equity index created by M&E and BDO uses a unique set of management and business performance data to identify and weigh a selection of Hong Kong-listed companies. Based upon back data, the index provides impressive performance against the Hang Seng index. Richard Morrow reports.

Companies in the US vie to take advantage of the difference between low gas prices and high crude, the CEO of a GTL firm told Emerging Markets

Yield-driven private bankers and Chinese regulations on offshore bonds give investors little room to enhance credit protection on Chinese high yield deals compared to those completed in Indonesia.

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