Finance
Nippon Life invests $550m in asset manager TCW in private credit push
Japan insurer pours more money into U.S. affiliate as part of overseas expansion
Finance
Gobi launches $50m venture capital fund for Pakistan startups
Pan-Asian investor bets on Beijing-Islamabad ties and nascent e-commerce
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Startups
Singapore robotics startup pushes U.S., Japan foray with new funding
Eureka raises $10.5m from Facebook co-founder's B Capital and others
Economy
U.S. consumer prices edge up in November, largest gain in 7 months
0.3% monthly rise seen unlikely to prevent expected Fed rate cut next week
Equities
Japan NISA investors continue to prefer U.S. and global equities
Individuals shifting out of savings lose their appetite for Indian stocks
Cryptocurrencies
Thai banks join stablecoin rush with eye on migrant worker remittances
Kasikornbank, SCBX offer fast, cost-cutting payment services
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Equities
South Korean retail investors dump stocks amid political crisis
Domestic shareholders 'more jittery'; foreign investors 'very calm': BNY
Business deals
Japan's Nippon Life to acquire Resolution Life of U.S. for $8.2bn
Deal to go down as biggest acquisition by a Japanese insurer
Finance
Vietnam's FPT eyes investment from SBI in Japan AI data center business
Japanese financial institution would support cloud services with Nvidia chips
Finance
Japan's Orix taps energy chief as first new president in 14 years
Takahashi boasts wide-ranging resume including real estate finance
Trading Asia
Singapore outruns Hong Kong in 'Trump trade' stock rally
ST Index bests Hang Seng as investors eye 'havens'; South Korean stocks fall further
Finance
Asian cross-border payment framework to launch in '2 or 3 years'
Thai central bank executive says five-nation project will boost convenience
Markets
South Korea's political fiasco still weighing on stocks, currency
Country's assets had already been weak; next year's economic outlook dim
Interview
BNY chief backs Trump's efficiency push
'There is inefficiency in most big organizations,' says Robin Vince
Equities
Shareholder activism boosts Japanese stocks, but only for 18 months
Investments drive higher returns at the cost of limited ROE growth
Bonds
China benchmark bond yield's new low rattles local insurers
Players call for more investment channels to offload risks
Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin cracks $100,000 as Asia's crypto bulls rejoice
Milestone marks dramatic reversal in fortunes since digital assets' COVID crash
Equities
South Korean stocks fall 2% after martial law showdown
Short-term volatility expected to rise, confidence in the economy could be hit
Business deals
BlackRock targets private credit growth with $12bn HPS acquisition
World's largest asset manager looks to expand in rapidly growing market
Finance
Nomura execs give up pay after employee allegedly tried to kill clients
Brokerage scrambles to regain trust amid scandals at Japan financial institutions
Finance
Japan eyes higher return target of 1.9% for GPIF pension fund
Analysts say proposal could lead to more Japanese stocks in portfolio
Finance
SBI to launch Saudi Arabia's first Japanese equity fund
Japan financial group taps Middle Eastern appetite for overseas assets
Interview
Daiwa Securities targets rich Japanese expats with new Thailand office: CEO
Japanese group also aims to cater to more high-net-worth Chinese clients in Hong Kong
Cryptocurrencies
Japan crypto exchange DMM Bitcoin set for liquidation
SBI Group to acquire the assets after $320m fraud curtailed DMM's services
Finance
U.S. firm Neuberger Berman to offer fund with unlisted Japan shares
Startups will be able to tap crucial financing before IPOs
Finance
More U.S. private credit lenders target Japan market
'Middle market' emerges as arena for alternative investors like Golub, Ares
Policy Asia
Sri Lanka turns to untried leftists to lead break from poverty, strife
Voters place faith in Dissanayake's NPP debutants to cure economy and ethnic tensions
Business deals
MUFG to launch takeover bid for robo-adviser WealthNavi
Megabank intends to better compete as Japanese depositors turn to investing
Finance
Japan's SBI Shinsei Bank triples interest rate for young depositors
Lender will offer those 28 and younger 0.3% rate attract future borrowers
Currencies
Yen rises to 150, erasing losses from post-election Trump trades
Investors still expect a December rate cut from Fed after U.S. inflation data