Bloomberg HSBC Holdings Plc agreed to buy AXA Singapore for $575 million in a push to build a global wealth hub in Singapore and fuel its expansion across Southeast Asia amid rising tension in China. The acquisition will give HSBC the eighth largest life insurer in Singapore, as well as a leading group health insurance firm, with assets of $474 ...

Bloomberg Slowing economic recovery amid a resurgent pandemic is leaving emerging-market currencies vulnerable to a selloff if Treasury yields rise again. While the influence of US borrowing costs on developing-nation currencies has waned in recent months, it may return to prominence for riskier assets as the cushioning effects from China’s growth rebound and low inflation weaken, according to money managers ...

Bloomberg The recent slump in video streaming giant Kuaishou Technology’s shares has awoken investors to the risk of expiring lockups for Hong Kong’s newly-listed stocks. More than $6 billion worth of cornerstone investment lockups are due to expire within the next five months for this year’s IPOs, according to Bloomberg calculation based on stock exchange filings. The companies that face ...