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A raft of lacklustre public offerings has cast a shadow over Asia’s stock markets

The direction of Asian markets will remain at the mercy of global forces despite strong fundamentals across the region, a leading former IMF official has said

Asia’s long-term economic security hangs in the balance without urgent action to combat the effects of climate change, senior officials warned on Wednesday

Asian policymakers should throw their weight behind a BRICS development bank to help mobilize much-needed capital for the developing world, experts have urged

Malaysian central bank governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz insisted to Emerging Markets that the introduction this week of a minimum wage would have no inflationary impact

Financial officials expressed optimism this week over Asia’s growth prospects amid concerns over the appropriate path of policy

Mortgage funding is being squeezed by a pincer movement of covered bond encumbrance and overzealous ABS regulation. But what about whole loan sales? They offer a viable alternative to covered bonds and securitisation — and one that looks increasingly attractive.

It has been a barnstorming start to the year for Asia’s local currency bond markets. But the risk of foreign investors dumping their holdings puts the performance of Asian local markets into doubt for the rest of the year.

Ineos’ covenant-lite loan is an example to borrowers and arrangers of what can be achieved by playing markets off each other. But it does not mean that the euro market is ready to absorb a cov-lite deal on its own.

Is Australia sticking to type by allowing a market-driven solution to mandatory clearing of over-the-counter derivatives? Or are the findings found in the latest OTC Derivatives Market Reform Considerations report from the Council of Australian Financial Regulators one of the smartest responses from a small-to-mid-sized G20 country yet?

First the periphery, now the core. The euro crisis is well and truly back. But now is the not the time to panic. Senior bankers should be out there calming things down, focusing on their clients and attempting to establish some much needed middle ground between despair and relief.

Some sovereign credits that once saw their admission to the eurozone club as a great achievement are now not so sure. It's not a cure, but the Swiss franc market might offer a measure of relief for their discomfort.