At least one in four Indonesian firms evaded tax last year, a World Bank survey found, citing perceptions of widespread tax avoidance and...

Vietnam's GDP growth is on track to surpass its 7% target for 2024, aided by supportive policies and stronger export performance, Deputy...

The 18th Asian Financial Forum (AFF), set for January 13-14, 2025, will convene more than 100 global policymakers, investors, and...

Wealth managers are expanding in Hong Kong to accommodate a surge of mainland Chinese funds seeking offshore opportunities. UBS Group and...

Vietnam’s IPO market is poised for revival as private firms prepare to list, signalling renewed investor interest after a subdued period...

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, who also leads the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, called for stable economic policies amid...

Munich-based Allianz has withdrawn its pre-conditional voluntary cash general offer to acquire at least 51% of Singapore’s Income...

Hong Kong’s appeal to mainland China’s first-tier city luxury consumers declined by 5%, while its attractiveness surged 20% among...

The Association of Investment Management Companies (AIMC) expects Thai ESG mutual funds to add between THB5bn (USD146m) and THB8bn in...

A veteran of Asia’s private banking sector has joined Kuala Lumpur-based JIA Asset Management as head of strategy. Benjamin Pedley, who...

South Korea and Japan’s chief financial regulators agreed to strengthen cooperation to maintain stability in East Asia’s financial...

Regulators should consider easing listing requirements and reducing fees to boost the number of Philippine companies going public, the...

Thailand’s finance minister is examining whether Kittiratt Na-Ranong meets all necessary criteria before recommending him for the Bank of...

Raj and Kishin Kumar, the father and son billionaire duo in Singapore, are establishing a family office in Abu Dhabi to manage their...

Japanese insurance major Nippon Life has agreed to acquire all the shares it does not own in Resolution Life for about USD8.2bn, the...

Allianz Global Investors said it has received regulatory approval to acquire a 2% stake in Guomin Pension & Insurance Co, making it the...

The Vietnamese non-life insurance sector is drawing strong merger and acquisition interest as foreign and domestic investors target its...

Eleven companies have expressed interest in establishing operations in the Forest City Special Financial Zone (SFZ), according to...

The Kho family, which established the 40-year-old conglomerate The Kho Group (TKG) in the Philippines, is setting up a family office in...

Japan’s megabanks—Mitsubishi UFJ (MUFG), Sumitomo Mitsui (SMFG), and Mizuho—are pursuing overseas investments, focusing on the US and...