Bonds
Japan's MUFG to float $2bn in AT1 bonds
Megabank responds to investor demand for controversial debt instrument
Finance
Caixin
Chinese trust companies are dumping risky assets: 5 things to know
Long a source of shadowy funding for developers, industry now faces reckoning
Finance
Seven Bank plans Japan's first facial recognition ATM service
Seven-Eleven affiliate explores alternative uses, like selling mobile contracts
DealStreetAsia
Matrix Partners India raises $517m for fourth fund
Early backer of ride aggregator Ola exceeds $450m target, aims to hit $525m
Finance
China-based AIIB aims to launch emergency relief fund
Multilateral bank's crisis reserve comes as it wraps up COVID-19 recovery facility
US-China tensions
Chinese companies still keen on U.S. but face higher hurdles
Geopolitical tensions add to headaches for would-be investors
Cryptocurrencies
Hong Kong greenlights retail trading of cryptocurrency
Exchanges can apply for licenses from June 1, approvals expected in second half
Caixin
Three things to know about China's new financial commissions
Party's own bodies to keep financial system aligned with political goals
Finance
UBS China fund management project stalls after Credit Suisse deal
Swiss bank suspends work on application for a wholly owned company in sector
SoftBank
SoftBank sells Fortress stake to Mubadala and management
Pete Briger says market turmoil creates best investment climate since 2008 crisis
Finance
Morgan Stanley chief's exit mirrors MUFG leadership succession
New hands to manage alliance that James Gorman calls 'partnership for decades'
Business deals
Mizuho to buy U.S. M&A adviser Greenhill for $550m
Japanese banking group looks to expand presence in American capital markets
Economy
Biden and McCarthy to meet on Monday as U.S. debt ceiling talks resume
President calls latest Republican proposal 'unacceptable'
Companies
Sony Group zeroes in on games, chips with financial unit spinoff
Company rethinks resource allocation as investment costs rise
DealStreetAsia
Akalarp Yimwilai quits as director of crypto exchange Zipmex Asia
Company says talks with potential investors not making progress
Companies
Sony eyes listing for heavyweight finance unit
Japanese conglomerate examining partial spinoff of Sony Financial Group
Economy
Fears of global downturn grow over banking turmoil, higher rates
Uncertainties loom despite improvements in supply chains
DealStreetAsia
Indonesia-focused East Ventures raises $250m for latest fund
First round close of Growth Plus vehicle pushes firm's funds raised to $835m
Finance
Two online brokerages to remove China apps as Beijing data crackdown widens
Futu, UP Fintech shares face heavy selling in New York
DealStreetAsia
Indonesia's Saratoga to cut natural resources investment exposure
Firm aiming to invest up to about $150m in renewable energy, health care this year
