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During FA’s 5th China Fixed Income Summit, senior directors from AXA Investment Managers, Ping An Asset Management and Fitch, discussed how confidence in both the property sector and private economy could be rebuilt in 2024.

The financial secretary wants to see greater development of the dual counter on the Stock Connect.

Malaysia’s Joint Committee on Climate Change (JC3) met last month to outline five initiatives to expedite the market’s transition to net zero. FA spoke to experts to assess the regulatory environment that Malaysia is working to cultivate, in support of climate-conscious investment.

Experts share insights around the value potential of a digital currency, following the HKMA’s publication of an initial report on the pilot.

The firm has made two senior appointments in Sydney and Singapore, as Asian investors eye fixed income opportunity.

Bank of China has tapped the European bond market to finance steel projects in Hebei province, in a first of a kind issuance involving a financial institution.

The $930 million facility has been arranged against the firm’s real estate portfolio, marking the largest loan of its kind to Australia’s logistics and industrial sector.

Chew shares with FA his thoughts on sustainability structures amid increasingly challenging margins.

The Asia business was honoured to mark the anniversary with a visit from Lord Heseltine who remains abundantly optimistic about the region’s advancement, and its prominent position on the global stage.