Asia: Finance and Banking

The Bombay High Court's decision in Aditya Birla Housing Finance Ltd. v. Axis Bank Ltd. examines whether statutory arbitration under Section 11 of the SARFAESI Act can be invoked between an existing secured creditor and a financial...

Kazakhstan's unique legal framework treats aircraft as movable property subject to immovable registration requirements, creating a hybrid regime that significantly impacts aviation financing structures.

This decision confirms that section 444GA can be utilised to achieve a transfer of shares in circumstances where the transaction provides for value to be paid to shareholders.

The Maples Insights: Hong Kong Investment Funds Forum 2026, held on 7 May, convened over 300 leading fund managers...

Sophisticated investors investing in India are no longer required to settle for the fund. Increasingly, they want the deal, i.e., the specific, high-conviction opportunity sitting inside the fund’s portfolio.

Lenders with manufacturing exposure in Asia face mounting risks as factory-level economics deteriorate beneath seemingly stable revenue figures. While official metrics show contraction and falling shipments, the most dangerous exposures are manufacturers that appear healthy on paper but operate on shrinking margins, weakened pricing power, and fragile trade finance structures.

As tariffs reshape global manufacturing, China+1 strategies will dominate lending decisions for years to come. When manufacturers seek funding for second sites to diversify away from China, lenders face a critical question: are they backing genuine resilience or underwriting a fragile stopgap that could strain balance sheets and create nasty surprises for those committing capital?

Under Regulations 44(1) and 59C of the SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018, a public issue may be opened within twelve months and eighteen months respectively from the date of issuance of SEBI observations. SEBI received representations from the industry body highlighting difficulties faced by issuers in mobilizing resources and accessing capital markets due to ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East

The Reserve Bank of India has introduced a dedicated regulatory framework for resolving loan accounts of borrowers affected by natural calamities and certain external disruptions.

RBI's February 13, 2026, amendments to capital market exposure framework, effective from April 1, 2026 (or earlier if adopted by banks), enable Indian banks, for the first time, to finance LBOs/acquisitions up to 75% of deal value, subject to specified conditions.

Australia is testing the Taxonomy in practice with some of the country's largest financial institutions.

Chinese companies continue strategically deploying capital overseas.