North Asia

In New York, Cheng shared with FinanceAsia key observations on ESG standards, portfolio company engagement, and Taiwan’s sustainability progress.

Chang, who joined ANZ in 2012, will relocate from Singapore to Shanghai, and will start the role on November 18.

Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard’s revised offer for Seven & i Holdings marks a crucial moment in Japan’s corporate deal making, assessing whether Tokyo’s shareholder initiatives can unlock value for investors; recent political turmoil could also have an impact.

Senior executives from the HKEX, SFC and SIX, discussed tokenisation, the new economy, AI and post-trade settlement, in a panel hosted by FA.

Li's practice at the international law firm will focus on fund formation and digital assets, across hedge funds, private equity, real estate and cryptocurrency.

The group's first Korean real estate credit fund will target logistics, data centres, infrastructure and the energy transition.

The three-year deal for the Singaporean bank was priced at a mid-range of 2.3% and could list on the Singapore Exchange.

From January 1, 2025, the bank will operate through four businesses: Hong Kong, the UK; corporate and institutional banking; and international wealth and premier banking. The Apac and Middle East units will also be combined.

Edward "Ted" Maloney is currently chief investment officer at the Boston-headquartered firm which has $645bn of assets under management; he shared his views on fixed income, emerging markets and AI.