Caproasia https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Japan Top 3 Largest Banks ($225 Billion Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, $149 Billion Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group & $116 Billion Mizuho Financial Group) to Jointly Issue Stablecoins by 2027 March, Will Setup Council to Prepare for Issuance Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Alibaba Fintech Ant Group International Unit (Ant International) to Raise $1 Billion at $10 Billion Valuation & Plans Hong Kong IPO in 2026 Latest France 3 Telecom Companies ($22 Billion Bouygues Telecom, Free-iliad Group & $55 Billion Orange) to Buy France Telecom Company SFR for $23.5 Billion (€20.35 Billion, Include Debt) from France Telecom Company Altice France, SFR Founded in 1987 by Compagnie Générale des Eaux (Now Veolia) United States $21 Billion Biopharmaceutical Company Incyte Buys United States Clinical-Stage Blood Disorder Biotechnology Company Vega Therapeutics for $2 Billion ($1.25 Billion Upfront & $750 Million Contingents) from United States Biotechnology Firm Star Therapeutics in All-Cash Deal, Vega Therapeutics Founded in 2018 by Sandip Panicker & Adam Rosenthal as Independent Research Project (Star Therapeutics)  United States $306 Billion Private Equity Firm TPG, Canada Pension Funds & Forward Sovereign Wealth Fund Buy United States Commercial Real Estate Company ECHO Realty for $2 Billion, ECHO Realty Founded in 2000 by Thomas Karet United States Nevada State Upscale Resort Town Incline Village with 9,642 Population Becomes Billionaire Playground, Billionaires with Properties in Incline Village Include Oracle Founder Larry Ellison & Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin, Nevada State (Include Incline Village & Las Vegas) is Tax Haven with 0% State Tax (Personal & Corporate Income), 9 States (United States) Have No Personal Income Tax (Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington & Wyoming) Japan $20 Billion Sportswear Company Asics Corp to Spin Off 80-Year-Old Sneaker brand Onitsuka Tiger into New Subsidiary (OT Group) Effective 2027 January, Onitsuka Tiger Founded in 1949 by Kihachiro Onitsuka & Merged with GTO & JELENK to Form Asics Corporation in 1977, Asics Corp Current Market Value at $20 Billion, Share Price +15.9% YTD, +27.8% Last 12 Months & +581.4% Last 5 Years United States $644 Billion Alternative Investment Manager Ares Management Corp Raised $8.5 Billion for 3rd Global Asset-Based Finance Fund (Ares Pathfinder Fund III) in Less than 6 Months (Launched in 2026 January), Pathfinder Funds Have Charitable Structure (Promote Giving Launched in 2025 October) with Portfolio Managers to Donate at Least 5% to 10% of Carried Profits to Global Health & Education Charitable Organizations, Pathfinder Funds Accrued $56.9 Million in Pledge Charitable Contributions Italy 2nd Largest Bank $126 Billion UniCredit Increased Stake to 37.7% (Existing 26.8% Stake) in Germany $47 Billion Commerzbank, Commerzbank Board Officially Rejects & Recommends Shareholders to Reject UniCredit Buyout Offer at $45 Billion (€39 Billion) in All-Share Deal United States $1.2 Trillion Alternative Investment Marketplace iCapital Expands in Asia Pacific (APAC) with 4 Offices (Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo & Sydney) 60+ & Employees, Leased 9,000 Sq Ft Office in Hong Kong at One International Finance Centre Latest Latest UK Largest Water Utility Company Thames Water Rescue Proposal to Pay $1 Billion (£749 Million) to Creditors (Include Fees) to Restructure Thames Water with $27 Billion Debt, Will Receive New Equity & New Debt UK & European Commission Authorities Open Foreign Investors Ownership & Anti-Trust Investigations on Paramount Skydance Acquisition of Warner Bros (All Warner Bros. Discovery & Global Networks) for $110 Billion Warner Bros Discovery Shareholders Voted to Approve Paramount Skydance Acquisition of Warner Bros (All Warner Bros. Discovery & Global Networks) for $110 Billion But Shareholders Voted to Reject CEO David Zaslav Accelerated $500 Million Pay Package (Include Tax Reimbursements) Hong Kong $13 Billion Conglomerate Swire Pacific to Issue $600 Million (HKD 4.7 Billion) Zero-Coupon Convertible Bond for Shares in Subsidiary Cathay Pacific Airways ($9.3 Billion Market Value) at HKD 13.18 Per Share (Exercisable after 41 Days) Representing +2.9% Premium to Closing Price HKD 12.81 (9/6/26), Swire Pacific is Cathay Pacific Airways Largest Shareholder with 45.1% Stake, $600 Million (HKD 4.7 Billion) Convertible Bond Represents 5.9% Stake in Cathay Pacific Airways (Current Market Value at $9.3 Billion, Share Price -5.5% YTD, +12.8% Last 12 Months & +68.7% Last 5 Years) UK Financial Reporting Council (FRC) Launches Investigation into PwC Audit (FY2024) of UK $704 Million Travel Retailer WH Smith, Overstated Net Income by $40 Million (£30 Million) Due to Early Recognition of Supplier Income in North America & Instructed Deloitte to Conduct Independent Review, Founded in 1792 by Henry Walton Smith & Anna (Wife), Current Market Value at $704 Million, Share Price -34.9% YTD, -61.3% Last 12 Months & -76.3% Last 5 Years Malaysia Largest Bank $32 Billion Maybank Indonesia Bankers Queried by Indonesia Authorities on Palm Oil Export Activities of Indonesia Conglomerate Salim Group Unit (Salim Ivomas Pratama), Indonesia Authorities Investigating Export Misconducts by Palm Oil Companies Including Singapore-Listed $17 Billion Wilmar International & Indonesia Bachtiar Karim Billionaire Family Musim Mas Group Using Transfer Pricing & Understating Export Value to Shift Profits to Lower Tax Jurisdictions HSBC Hong Kong & Anchorpoint Financial (Joint Venture – Standard Chartered Bank, HKT & Animoca Brands) to Issue Stablecoins in 2026 (Cryptocurrencies Pegged to HKD), Anchorpoint Financial to Issue in 2026 June, HSBC Hong Kong to Issue in 2026 Q3 / Q4 European Central Bank (ECB) Temporarily Restricted UK $75 Billion Fintech Revolut Banking Unit to Launch New Products in European Economic Area in 2025 Until Governance Issues are Resolved (Governance, Risk, Compliance & Legal) South Korea $232 Billion Korea Investment Management (KIM) Leverage ETF Price Tracking $993 Billion Semiconductor Giant SK Hynix Share Price Moved in Opposite Direction for 2 Days, with KIM ACE SK Hynix Single Stock Leverage ETF Increased +50% While SK Hynix Share Price Decreased +8% on 8th June 2027 (Monday) and Decreased -27% While SK Hynix Share Price Increased +16% on 9th June 2027 (Tuesday), Reason for Price Divergence Due to Liquidity Latest Latest