India Launches Tokenised Corporate Bond Pilot
RBI and SEBI's Demat 2.0 pilot lets Indian firms issue bonds as digital tokens settled via the digital rupee. Here's how it works, and who's issued so far.
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Filling the Void: How Private Credit is Powering Mid-Market Expansion Across ASEAN
As commercial banks across Southeast Asia tighten underwriting standards to meet stringent Basel III and capital adequacy mandates, ASEAN’s mid-market corporations face a widening liquidity squeeze. With
The Rise of APAC Private Credit: How Family Offices and Funds Are Plugging the Regional Bank Lending Gap
For decades, middle-market corporate borrowers and real estate developers across Asia-Pacific relied almost exclusively on commercial banks for growth debt and refinancing. However, as international regulatory frameworks like
KKR's $2.2 Billion Bet on SK Horizon Is a Preview of Asia's AI Infrastructure Playbook
KKR and Korean investors are putting $2.2bn into SK Telecom's new AI data centre unit, SK Horizon — a template for how Asia's infrastructure capital is financing the AI buildout.
IFM Investors Opens a Singapore Office and Aims Half a Billion Dollars at Asian Private Credit
IFM Investors opened a Singapore office and plans to deploy up to $500M into Asia private credit. Here's what's behind the push.
Singapore's New Carried-Interest Tax Break Raises the Stakes in Its Hong Kong Rivalry
Singapore plans to exempt fund managers' carried interest from tax from 2027, matching a Hong Kong move from June. The change may reach further into family-office structures than either government has said.
APAC Private Markets Hit a Decade-Low in 2025 Fundraising. Asia-Regional Funds Are Already Clawing It Back
Preqin data: APAC private capital fundraising fell to a decade-low $94.3bn in 2025, but Asia-regional funds are rebounding in 2026, led by Japan.