Hong Kong office volumes tank on grim prospects
The territory's office real estate market looks unlikely to rebound for some time to come, given a mixture of ongoing coronavirus effects, hoarding owners and political unrest.
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Investors finding China property tough to unlock
The unwillingness of local real estate owners to drop prices despite the Covid-19 pandemic means that there are few investment opportunities to be found.
Will PE firms help prevent corporate defaults?
A sizeable number of troubled high yield bonds are from private equity-backed companies. What are the chances their general partner owners will help bail them out?
Covid-19 could spark junk bond sales by Asian insurers
Regional life insurance firms holding corporate bonds that have been downgraded to junk would need to sell them to maintain solvency ratios and capital requirements.
Covid-19 leads Aberdeen to delay Japan property fund
But other investors have been busy striking deals in Japan's residential sector, which is seen as likely to hold up better than other Asian real estate markets amid the pandemic.
FWD favours Asia IG bonds amid coronavirus fallout
The Hong Kong-based insurer is looking to investment-grade bonds in the region as it seeks decently yielding debt that is unlikely to be downgraded into junk territory.
