Issuers

Eastern Europe versus Western Europe

By Bayani S Cruz

East Capital Asia chief executive officer Michael Hanson-Lawson discusses why Asian investors should take a look at opportunities in Eastern European markets despite the on-going crisis in the Eurozone

Investors

StanChart launches renminbi corporate bond in HK

By Rodney Diola

Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) has launched a renminbi corporate bond for the bank’s multinational corporate client, McDonald’s Corporation

Treasury

China allows Malaysian ringgit to trade against renminbi

By Rodney Diola

On August 19 2010, China allowed the trading of the renminbi against the Malaysian ringgit in its interbank forex market, a step considered highly significant in the light of Beijing’s recent attempts to accelerate the internationalization of its currency

Investor Services

Citi names new investment head for ANZ

By The Asset

Citigroup's appointment of Tony Osmond as head of investment banking for Australia and New Zealand follows a number of other recent high profile hires