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- Asia's rising wealth to propel finance industry past US: report
- Asia-Pacific tipped to stay world’s fastest-growing airline market
- Citigroup boosts headcount by 25% on north Asia desk, Invesco names new Asia-Pacific head
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Asia-Pacific tipped to stay world’s fastest-growing airline market
In a report from S&P Global Ratings, data from 22 airlines in the region including Qantas and Air New Zealand, which all together account for around 85 per cent of Asia-Pacific...
Citigroup boosts headcount by 25% on north Asia desk, Invesco names new Asia-Pacific head
US financial institutions Citigroup and Invesco have separately announced that they would continue to expand their presence in Asia, even as the financial industry faces geopolitic...
Asia Pacific airlines post $12.1 billion in profits for 2025, AAPA reports
Airlines across the Asia Pacific region had a strong year in 2025, posting a combined $12.1 billion in… The post Asia Pacific airlines post $12.1 billion in profits for 2025, AAPA...
Asia-Pacific firms seek stability amid mounting risks: poll
India Leads Fintech Investments in APAC; Hong Kong Emerges as Digital Asset Leader
In H1 2026, fintech deals in Asia-Pacific (APAC) declined, fueled by a reassessment of late-stage valuations, regulatory changes, and geopolitical concerns. According to a new repo...
Asia Pacific Hotel Investment Volumes Surge 54% in Historic First Half Performance
JLL data shows APAC hotel transaction volumes hit $6.8B in H1 2026, with Japan, China, and Australia leading growth and full-year volumes forecast to rise 15-20% over 2025.
Asian exchanges call for regional connectivity to capture capital inflows
HVS Asia Pacific Hospitality Newsletter - Week Ending 24 July 2026
Five Asia Pacific transactions this week include a USD500M Shinsegae-OKO joint venture for Aman and Janu development, two JHR asset swaps in Japan, and hotel sales in Okinawa and A...
HVS Asia Pacific Hospitality Newsletter - Week Ending 28 August 2026
The weekly HVS roundup covers REIT hotel acquisitions in the Philippines, Japan, and Hong Kong, plus a new KRW125B convention center opening in South Korea ahead of the 2026 ITS Wo...
HVS Asia Pacific Hospitality Newsletter - Week Ending 21 August 2026
HVS Asia Pacific's weekly roundup covers five deals across Singapore, Thailand, Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea, totaling billions in hotel and real estate investment activity.
HVS Asia Pacific Hospitality Newsletter - Week Ending 4 September 2026
Five deals across Australia, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Japan totaling hundreds of millions in transaction value, covering acquisitions, a mixed-use luxury development, and a valu...
HVS Asia Pacific Hospitality Newsletter - Week Ending 10 July 2026
HVS Asia Pacific's weekly newsletter covers five hotel acquisitions across Japan and Australia, totaling hundreds of millions in deal value across Tokyo, Melbourne, Newcastle, Gifu...
What H1 2026 tells us about APAC hospitality's next chapter
HotStats H1 2026 data shows positive TRevPAR and GOPPAR growth across Japan, Singapore, Australia, and Southeast Asia, but aggregate figures mask significant divergence between mar...
FIS Rolls Out Business Banking Platform Across APAC
FIS has brought its commercial banking platform to APAC to help banks serve businesses across multiple segments without overhauling their core technology. Digital One Commercial wo...
Airwallex expands from cross-border payments to autonomous finance—though president Lucy Liu says it’s still ‘not the be...
In late June, Airwallex raised $320 million in a Series H funding round led by Addition, which valued the cross-border payments platform at $11 billion
Asia Pacific, Excluding China, Hotel Construction Pipeline Reaches Record Highs at the Close of Q2 2026; Plus, New 2028...
Lodging Econometrics reports APEC's hotel construction pipeline hit a record 2,506 projects and 452,972 rooms in Q2 2026, with India leading at 1,033 projects, up 36% YOY.
East Asia and Pacific Faces a USD 900 Billion Maritime Investment Challenge
UNITED NATIONS, July 31 (IPS) - East Asia and the Pacific’s (EAP) maritime system has powered the region’s rise as the world’s largest trading and manufacturing center, but the in...
Wealth management emerges bright spot in Southeast Asia financial services M&A
Southeast Asia’s financial services dealmaking held its ground in the first half of 2026, even as the total value of transactions dropped sharply, suggesting that buyers remain act...
HVS Asia Pacific Hospitality Newsletter - Week Ending 7 August 2026
Four transactions across Singapore, South Korea, Japan, and Hong Kong total hundreds of millions in deal value, spanning acquisitions, a planned hotel redevelopment, and a serviced...
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