Current Account Feb 22 $18 billion Gojek-Tokopedia merger brewing after talks with Grab hit a snag Grab and Gojek fail to come to terms on a possible merger owing to disagreements over regional lead... 5312
Current Account Feb 22 Payoneer goes public via $3.3 billion SPAC route The deal values Payoneer at $3.3 billion or 7.6 times of the expected revenue of $432 million in 2021. FTAC Olympus is noted for i... 3570
Opinions Feb 22 Lombard Odier's Monier: "SPACs raised more than $137 billion in 2020, 40% from retail investors" Special purpose acquisition corporations (SPACs) are shell companies with a two-year lifespan, created with a promise to buy another business withi... 4249
Current Account Feb 22 Mergers and acquisitions more than tripled in Asia Pacific as China opens up Mainland China and Hong Kong remained top destinations for financial services M&A deals in the Asia Pacific region, followed by India an... 6653
Current Account Feb 22 73 fund managers join Net Zero Initiative https://www.wealthandsociety.com/updates-and-articles/73-fund-managers-join-the-net-zero-initiative-which-represents-32-trillion-of-global-assets... 1575
Current Account Feb 22 Credit Suisse suffers $4.8 billion loss after Archegos collapse https://www.wealthandsociety.com/updates-and-articles/credit-suisse-suffers-48-billion-loss-after-archegos-investment-fund-collapse... 17526
Current Account Feb 22 Sustainability-linked financing grew 8.5% in 2019 https://www.wealthandsociety.com/updates-and-articles/more-banks-embrace-sustainability-in-supply-chain-financing... 1768
Current Account Feb 22 Countdown to COP26: Are banks green or still grey in the fight against climate change? https://www.wealthandsociety.com/updates-and-articles/countdown-to-cop26:-are-banks-green-or-still-grey-in-the-fight-against-climate-change... 1573
sponsored Feb 22 Unpublished - CCB launches a new index reflecting China’s green bond pricing https://www.wealthandsociety.com/updates-and-articles/ccb-launches-a-new-index-reflecting-china%E2%80%99s-green-bond-pricing... 215
News Analysis Feb 22 Merger with Robinsons Bank signals BPI’s acceleration of digital banking capabilities In a landmark development for the Philippine banking sector, the merger between the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) and Robinsons Bank Corpora... 7182
Obituary Feb 22 In memory of Wee Cho Yaw, chairman emeritus of UOB—embodied honour, enterprise, unity Known for leadership, entrepreneurship, and philanthropy, Wee Cho Yaw, chairman emeritus of UOB, led the bank’s growt... 4470
