Nomura appoints ECM head in India

By The Asset

Nomura on August 30 announced the appointment of Indraneil Borkakoty as head of equity capital markets (ECM) for India as it continues to build its presence in the country

Barclays Capital launches equity research in Asia

By The Asset

Barclays Capital has launched equity research capabilities in Asia covering six sectors including technology hardware, technology semiconductor, insurance, regional property, consumer, and China banking

Mirae Asset names new chief marketing officer

By The Asset

Mirae Asset Global Investments (HK) has announced the appointment of Martyn Christopher Gilbey as chief marketing officer to oversee sales and marketing activities as well as product and business development

Sunway seeking USD495 million in IPO

By Gita Dhungana

Sunway Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) is looking to raise up to 1.62 billion ringgit (USD495 million) in Malaysia’s largest IPO this year

FTSE, CNBC create new index series for Asia-Pacific

By Bayani S Cruz

Global index provider FTSE Group and business news provider CNBC have joined forces to create a new index series to track the performance of the 100 largest companies in Asia-Pacific.

Block trades in India raise USD299M in single day

By Gita Dhungana

ING Bank raised USD173 million by selling its entire stake in Indian lender Kotak Mahindra Bank; while the promoters of HCL Technologies raised USD126 million after selling down about 2.5% stake in the software services firm