Investment

When Soumya Rajan left Standard Chartered to form Waterfield Advisors in 2011, her aim was to create India’s best elite-level wealth management firm. Nearly ten years and $4 billion in AUM later, she may well have done just that.

President Joko Widodo is planning southeast Asia’s biggest infrastructure project in building his new capital city in remote Kalimantan; it promises to be a party for bankers – but first they will have to negotiate some quirky local characters.

Even on a busy day, you can hear a pin drop at the Cambodia Securities Exchange, but with a handful of new share listings and more bond issues expected in 2020, investors can hope for a slightly livelier scene.

The Belt and Road Initiative began as a bold plan focused mainly on infrastructure investment, and while construction may still be the policy focus, banks are using BRI as a catch-all for a growing set of cross-border business opportunities.

As Asiamoney celebrates its 30th anniversary, the progress of Vietnam’s financial markets over the same period can be told through the experiences of one man, Dragon Capital’s Dominic Scriven.

Can Indonesia’s likeable president find a way to boost growth, slash red tape, tackle the country’s image problem and draw in much-needed FDI now that he has secured a second five-year term?

Private equity was once a peripheral pursuit in the country – no longer. With many of India’s big companies deep in debt, immersed in bankruptcy proceedings or cut off from bank funding – or all of the above – buyout firms are rushing to fill the void.

Scandals, unexpected delays and arcane regulations are just some of the reasons why the country’s IPO market proved a big disappointment in 2018 – now the top financial regulator wants to bring in new rules to lift the market.

Thailand’s generals are pushing a 20-year infrastructure plan that aims to transform the country into a high value economy and logistics hub for Asean. The cornerstone project is the Eastern Economic Corridor. Will it succeed?