It’s hard not to see, in the detention of Anbang chairman Wu Xiaohui, the final nail in the coffin of a certain kind of exuberant Chinese dealmaking.

The B&R forum held in Beijing brought a little clarity to a so far rather nebulous concept.

China’s landmark Belt and Road Forum – not, we are told, to be abbreviated as Barf – has been hailed as a success for the country’s sprawling infrastructure agenda.

International companies new to Asia find working in the region more difficult than anticipated, as Asian regulators move towards a protectionist stance.

One of the world’s most ambitious and laborious deals approaches its conclusion and will not be repeated in a hurry.

New marketplace for impact investments; industry in need of institutional clout.

All sorts of things can go wrong when you start pledging cows as collateral.

Bond Connect programme confirmed; long-term potential means little today.

At first quantitative easing offered palliative care to the global economy – now the patient is finally reviving.

Alibaba, Alipay, Ant Financial – by now everyone in banking knows the triumvirate of brands that have transformed financial services in China, and the domestic story is only the start. Going global will be Ant Financial’s biggest-ever test, with tougher markets, tighter regulation and a whole new world of risk management. But it is nothing if not ambitious.

Asian green bond initiatives are supporting an unprecedented global surge in issuance, with many markets taking a leaf out of China’s regulator-led book.

Ant Financial really wants MoneyGram, and has increased its bid by 36% – it’s a whole new style for the company, but getting it over the line will need more than money: it will mean convincing CFIUS… and Trump.

The Chinese brokerage’s fixed-price IPO in Hong Kong is being hailed as a step forward for a mainland-distorted market. But is it?

President focused on quality not quantity of lending; China prepared to give up effective veto to new members.

Enforcement on the mainland remains a huge issue for the Hong Kong SFC, but its CEO claims things are changing.

It seems perverse to criticize a high-yield boom just eight weeks after it got started, but questions are arising over the fervour for new deals.

The US always looked a tough nut to crack for CLSA and it’s only getting tougher, so it’s not a shock to see the Hong Kong brokerage heading for the exit.

It started out as one of 3,000 peer-to-peer lenders in China. In six years, it has become a broad wealth management platform that may raise as much as $5 billion in an international IPO this year. The pace of its growth has been every bit as breathtaking as Tencent’s WeChat or Alibaba’s Alipay, yet few outside China have heard of it. They will. CEO Gregory Gibb tells us why.

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CLSA has always had a unique position in Asian finance – to its competitors it has been a curiosity, but one secretly admired for its independence. Three years after its purchase by Citic Securities, it’s now the means by which the Chinese brokerage aims to take on the world. Outspoken CEO Jonathan Slone insists the firm will flourish while keeping its identity. Can he make it happen?

Although China has restricted capital flight, it is still encouraging Hong Kong IPOs. That is good for international banks – mostly.

In sharp contrast to this time last year, Asian issuers have rushed to get deals away while benign conditions last. How long will the Asia DCM boom last?

Jonathan Slone argues regulators are damaging the agency broking model and not helping the clients they intend to help.

The long-awaited tie-up between HSBC and Shenzhen Qianhai Financial Holdings still seems to be nowhere in sight.

Chinese firms are back in the running for control of Portuguese banking. The two sides are more used to doing business now – and the sellers are even more desperate for capital.

Beijing's pollution a problem for staff moves.

It is no secret that China is the biggest game in town in Asia-Pacific investment banking. But it is striking, even alarming, to learn just how utterly dominant it has become.

Euromoney hosts a number of annual economic and investment forums in tier-two and tier-three cities across China.

New capital flow channel had a limp debut; insurance industry is under the cosh.

SFC scrutinizes stock exchange sponsors; US pursues princeling hires.