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MUFG’s vast balance sheet has the potential to make a considerable difference to Japan’s net-zero ambitions. But the bank won’t be pulling back from polluters, arguing that money needs to flow to where emissions are, not away from them.

Beneath the Great Game geopolitics of US-Vietnam relations, there are some intriguing possibilities in the detail.

Two new platforms show how India is building on top of its digital foundations.

A debate in Australia arguing for the liquidation of the sovereign wealth fund has relevance to the global fund community.

A handwritten note brings down the curtain on a 38-year journey for bank founder.

Asiamoney’s second Women in Finance special report shows that diversity is becoming more embedded within banks, influencing how they recruit, retain and propel women up the career ladder.

British economist John Maynard Keynes famously wrote more than 80 years ago that people’s behaviour in the financial world is often driven by “animal spirits” that suggest “spontaneous optimism rather than mathematical expectations”. The current craze for special purpose acquisition company (Spac) listings is a good example.

How should investors incorporate political risk into their view of asset markets?

The results are in and the signs are good. Asia’s banking industry appears to be making some progress on gender balance in the workforce.