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International Finance Corporation and Asian Development Bank will be the first foreign issuers of yuan denominated debt

Asian Development Bank to lend $4.5bn to China during 2006-08

India's bull market may have boosted the asset management industry's bottom line, but it has also created one crushing problem—there are simply not enough talented and experienced managers to go round. Yassir A. Pitalwalla reports.

India's stock market is enjoying a tremendous rally. The problem now is predicting how much further it has to run, and whether the best opportunities have already passed, writes Yassir A. Pitalwalla.

Led by Singapore, the real estate investment trust (REIT) market in Asia appears to be entering a golden age. But the huge share gains of these listed property trusts cannot last forever, and Asia's wealthy would be well-advised to be more selective as the roll-out of new REITs continues, writes Richard Morrow.

With the increasing sophistication among wealth creators and a new, more risk-savvy generation taking the reigns of family wealth, private bankers are trying to gauge how they can respond to the ensuing changes in investment behaviour. Andrew Crooke reports.

Gulu Lalvani, multimillionaire and chairman of Binatone Group, is keen on property and boats but not on private banks. He tells Asiamoney how he invests his money, and why he still keeps a hands-on approach.

Successful Indian companies are expanding abroad, as a surge in outbound M&A deal revenue shows. But the numbers still lag those of China, and homegrown names have their work cut out in making a success of their business travels. Elliot Wilson reports.

If India's new public-private pension scheme is approved next January, it could prove a blessing for India's stock markets and foreign fund managers, with 40 million policyholders stumping up more than US$2 billion in fresh funds each year. Sounds promising. But, as Elliot Wilson reports, some issues need ironing out.

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC) is a state-controlled Indian energy firm, and one of the country's largest companies. Set up in 1956, it contributes 77% of India's crude oil production and 81% of the country's natural gas production. ONGC is one of the world's most acquisitive oil firms, buying reserves in South America, Russia, the Middle East and Sudan, but in recent months it has lost ground to increasingly aggressive Chinese oil majors. Subir Raha, chairman and managing director of India's ONGC, sits down with Asiamoney to discuss the weather, takeovers and the price of oil.

Image-conscious private banks face as much competition trying to impress wealthy Asian investors outside the office as they do in it. Andrew Crooke finds out what the banks are doing in their bid to win business.

Wealthy people in Asia are increasingly looking to invest in paintings by regional artists. But finding out who these artists are, and whether their work will grow in value, can be a difficult business, writes Simon Parry.