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With FA's female focus in the International Women’s month of March, Holtze-Jen shares her thoughts on gender parity in Asia, how she is adapting to her new senior leadership role in the context of a geopolitical crisis, and the trends set to shape the months ahead.

The Indian bank sold the first dollar bond from one of the country’s financial institutions since January, braving jittery pre-election market conditions.

The decision comes after Asian stocks tumble on the last day of bookbuilding, but the market congestion caused by two other billion-dollar offerings may also have had a negative impact on demand, sources say.

US and European investors have been investing in volatility as an asset class for some time, but it has not caught on in Asia. That could be about to change.

The protracted fall in implied volatility levels has had an interesting effect on the products and strategies used by hedge funds.

Pioneer''s Sergio Delle Cave argues that Asian stock markets are no longer any more volatile than those in the West.

The investment bank brings something new to the guaranteed funds market.

Have the bean-counters thought through the consequences of proposed changes to accounting standards?