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Best & worst performing stocks in Asia, bond index, Asian equity indices, oil prices and currency rates.

Regional and international stock exchanges are salivating at the thought of new listing potential in Asia, and especially China. But with tighter regulations in the US, and increasingly in Europe, the appeal of international exchanges is beginning to suffer. Meanwhile, competition is heating up in Asia, as Singapore vies to get Chinese companies to debut on its turf, while Beijing wants future privatizations to list on both the Shanghai and Hong Kong stock exchanges. Richard Morrow reports on a changing environment for prospective issuers.

The year 2004 was a tasty one for equity capital market issuance in China. But it might just have been the appetizer ahead of a veritable feast of deals in 2005. Mark B. Johnson reports.

The votes are in and counted for Asiamoney's fifth and largest-ever headhunters poll. The region's most senior bankers, fund managers and hirers of financial talent have decided who they believe to be the best headhunters and best search firms for the financial industry in Asia ex-Japan and Japan.

Stephen McAlinden believes in a softly, softly approach when sourcing top-level talent in Asia. It's a strategy that has paid off, earning him the Asiamoney headhunting award for the fifth year in a row. Chris Cockerill reports.

Winners include Asahi's Tingyi purchase in China, Bank of America's Samurai issue, Mizuho's dual-currency debt offering, Shinsei Bank's IPO, Shinsei Bank's securitization, and Resona's J-Core 5 Transaction.

For a man who Merrill Lynch transferred from London to Hong Kong to shake up its regional investment banking operations exactly one year ago, Damian Chunilal hasn't exactly hogged the limelight. In fact, his actions have gone virtually undetected to the outside world. Richard Morrow puts a face on Merrill Lynch's investment banking business.

Is there going to be a steep decline in the dollar in 2005 or will it be gradual?

A wave of mergers and acquisitions is sweeping through China's state owned enterprises, fuelled by Beijing's resolve that state-owned enterprise's should get big or get out. And a host of new local M&A advisers and equity exchanges are helping local and foreigners investors to find the choicest assets, reports Joanne Gray.

G3 international bonds, domestic currency debt, equity capital markets and M&A.

Deutsche Bank looks likely to beat ING in a contest for a 25% stake in the Bank of Beijing. Meanwhile, Standard Chartered paid US$3.3 billion to buy Korea First Bank, beating archrival HSBC.