As we enter the Year of the Sheep, the media has been brimming with news of booming debt levels in China and the opportunity this may create for some of the world's largest investors. Could the Chinese debt market finally be opening up in 2015? It is a little over a decade sin

First Half NPL Sales Boom in Thailand In the first half of 2014, 6 NPL portfolios, comprising 18 individual tranches, have reached the market with a total combined face value of US$ 1.28b. This already matches the annual average sales achieved since 2008, and is almost doubl

Investing in Real Estate? Watch Jojo Salas, Head of Research and Consulting of Pinnacle Real Estate Consulting Services, discusses about real estate investments in Solar News Channel's Wise Investments Wednesday.

Investing in ASEAN AEC- how risky is it really? As the impending launch of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in 2015 draws closer, international investors are increasingly interested by the growth opportunity, which, at 600m people, will create the third largest populatio

Residential NPLs-As Safe as Houses Investment theory dictates that the greater the investment, the higher the risk, but suitably originated, the greater the return. Conversely, the smaller the investment, the lower the downside, but with it, the potential gain. Investment i

New Investor Competition in the NPL Markets? South and Southeast Asian NPL markets are at a cross-roads. Most western NPL investors from the past decade have fled back to home jurisdictions. Few will return. GFC 2008 has triggered a crisis of confidence in western institutions

Vietnam VAMC - The Tip of Which Iceberg? On July 9th 2013, the new Vietnamese state-owned asset management company (VAMC) officialy opened. In this issue of Distressed Devt Insider, we consider how much can VAMC practically be expected to achieve? How effective will it be in

The Star Group of Companies on Tuesday, June 04, 2013, announced the forthcoming sale by sealed bid of the following asset tranches:  •2,500+ real estate assets (by individual title) located throughout the Philippines with a third party appraised value exceeding Php 1 Billion &n

Capital Services Group Launches New Thai AMC Capital Advisory Services, the Bangkok based subsidiary of Capital Services Group, has launched its first Asset Management Company ("AMC") in Thailand. Called Raksana Siam AMC, the formal license for the new entity was issued by the

BUY land, they’re not making it anymore.—Mark TwainWith bond yields at today’s lows, the days of strong returns on local fixed income investments are probably over. Encouraged by the strong Philippine economy, investors are adding risk to their portfolios by buying stocks, consequently driving