Transaction Banking revenues remained stable in 1H25, with unchanged performance in Cash Management, and a marginal increase in Trade Finance following the recovery in Trade activity.

This report provides detailed information on Trade Finance from corporates in Asia. Trade finance interview topics included product demand, quality of coverage and capabilities in specific product areas.

A healthy derivatives market is an important element to Japan’s plan to become a global leader in asset management.

The credit market’s road to year-end started off with a bang. New issuance hit its highest level since May 2020, which supported an average daily notional volume (ADNV) in the secondary market of $56 billion per day, up 4% year over year.

The U.S. Treasury market capped off its summer with the lowest average monthly volatility reading since December 2021 and a decline of 27% from last August—a sign that the previous cycle is truly coming to an end.

Declining commissions, rising costs and intense competition have taken a toll on electronic equities trading desks on the sell side, resulting in understaffing, incompatible trading technology and stringent compliance demands.

Most of the Asia-based companies participating in a recent study from Crisil Coalition Greenwich say new tariffs won’t have a major effect on their businesses in the short term.

India’s capital markets have exhibited exceptional growth over the past two years, defying global headwinds. Record equity trading volumes and bond market participation have been fueled by rising domestic investor engagement and improved market...

For the first time since 2022, Asian fund distribution platforms have reported positive net asset growth across equities, fixed income multi-asset funds.

Nonbank liquidity providers (NBLPs) have been active in the foreign-exchange market for at least two decades. Access to credit via the prime brokerage model in the 2000s allowed NBLPs to begin trading spot FX on EBS (Electronic Broking Services) and...