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Interview: Trade finance closer to paperless reality as law, standards and tokenisation converge
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Hari Janakiraman, head of industry and innovation, transaction banking at ANZ, discussed legal frameworks, digital standards and tokenisation pilots, including Australia's Project Acacia, with FA in an exclusive interview.
LG Electronics India and Tata Capital list amid strong IPO demand
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The $1.3bn raise from the electronics giant and $1.75bn IPO from Tata Group's financial services arm attracted strong demand from institutional investors. Citi is seeing its largest Indian IPO pipeline on record.
Trump threatens extra 100% tariffs on China
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The US administration wants to take retaliatory action for China’s rare earth export controls. US stock markets and cryptocurrencies lost billions of dollars in value on October 9, while gold has reached $4,000 an ounce. China's commerce ministry said "we aren't afraid to fight".
Opinion: China's cross-border M&A makes strategic shift
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Adam Zhang, managing director of Collabrium Partners, shares his views with FA on how Chinese companies are changing their approach to cross-border M&A, including finding opportunities in Southeast Asia and in technology.
Blackstone and Abu Dhabi's Lunate team up for GCC logistics play
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The partnership, known as GLIDE, is targeting $5bn of high-quality warehouses across the Middle East; it's expected that more partners in the GCC will participate; FA understands an office is being set-up in Abu Dhabi.
Sibos 2025: Europe’s T+1 transition – what’s different from the US?
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Europe’s T+1 transition requires more preparation from financial firms, including infrastructure. Senior directors from BNP Paribas, Capco and DTCC explained why to FA, and how Asia has been adapting to the US transition.
Trump’s policies set to accelerate Rmb’s global rise: analysts
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In the long run, as China’s currency is increasingly used abroad, it will be one of the few leading global currencies, however US strength will maintain the supremacy of the US dollar, according to analysts at a Sino-German roundtable.
Bangladesh faces LDC graduation dilemma as businesses fear impact
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Bangladeshi businesses and economists are pressing the government to defer the graduation from the UN’s least developed country (LDC) status. They argue the government needs to consider the impacts on exports, tariffs, loans and patents.
ASIC: ANZ admits widespread misconduct, agrees to pay record A$240m in penalties
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The Australian regulator has cited four proceedings at the bank spanning misconduct across ANZ's institutional and retail divisions, including over the management of a A$14bn government bond issue; ANZ, which is cutting 3,500 jobs, has admitted to "unconscionable conduct" and apologised.
Templewater and Oman Investment Authority launch $200m clean energy fund
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The fund is aiming to catalyse Oman’s energy transformation and economic diversification under Oman Vision 2040; alternative asset manager Templewater, which has offices in Hong Kong and Singapore, has also set-up an office in Muscat.
Will Hong Kong open its doors to retail stablecoins?
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Despite the promising pass of an Ordinance, use cases of stablecoins in Hong Kong remain vague. Adopting retail stablecoins depends on multiple factors, including the regulator’s stance and technical concerns, such as monitoring unhosted wallets.
HSBC's Luanne Lim named Hang Seng Bank's next CEO; Maggie Ng named next HSBC HK CEO
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HSBC's Hong Kong CEO to replace Diana Cesar, who is returning to HSBC in October; Maggie Ng, HSBC's Hong Kong head of wealth and personal banking, is set to replace Lim as HSBC Hong Kong CEO.
HSBC's Luanne Lim named Hang Seng Bank's next CEO; Maggie Ng to add HSBC Hong Kong CEO role
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In October, Lim, HSBC's HK CEO will replace Hang Seng's Diana Cesar, who is returning to HSBC; Ng, HSBC HK's head of wealth and personal banking, is set to replace Lim as HK CEO, in addition to her other roles.
Hong Kong and Washington race to regulate the future of digital finance
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Hong Kong’s Stablecoin Law is cementing the financial hub’s digital ambitions, however pending US crypto laws are keeping regulatory competition tight as both chase the growing opportunity.
Global lenders turn to tech and stress tests amid tariff surge
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Global lenders are looking to overhaul risk frameworks as US tariff actions collide with Asia’s export dependence. Experts shared their views on how regulators are embedding geopolitical shocks into stress scenarios, while banks turn to tech and client engagement to prepare for strains likely to surface in 2026.
Trump’s tariffs to remain in place despite court ruling
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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit agreed with another court's verdict that most of the tariffs are illegal; however the tariffs, including 50% on many Indian goods, will stay in place until October 14 to allow an appeal to the Supreme Court.
Australia’s Octa makes A$355m loan debut from Clifford Capital, NAB and SMBC for clean energy push
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The funds were raised to further support the firm’s cleaner energy supply to remote mining sites across Australia; this is the first debt fundraising from Octa Group.
Exclusive: Marex begins to offer China internationalised futures contracts
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The financial services platform continues its Apac expansion by offering 24 futures and options products, including agricultural commodities, energy, metals and freight, from the Shanghai International Energy Exchange, Dalian Commodity Exchange and Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange.
Interview: How Dubai's maturing real estate market is attracting global capital
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FA spoke to Andrew Cummings, head of residential agency at Savills Middle East, about recent shifts in Dubai’s real estate landscape. He shared insights on foreign capital flows, the impact of infrastructure and regulatory reforms, and how new ownership models are influencing long-term investor activity.