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Tradewires: The Rise of Specialist Financial News Outlets in Asia

Posted on November 30, 2012 by RFC in Viewpoint | Leave a comment

BY STELLA CHIU

 
The past decade has seen a shakeout of the business news industry in Asia with many news outlets cutting resources amid a steady decline of advertising and subscriptions to support the business model. 
 
One interesting pocket of strength to emerge in financial news has been the growth of specialist outlets with an online only presence. That is, they are not running the traditional trade press model of magazine, awards, and conferences.
 
These outlets are focused on areas, such as M&A, and deliver news as it breaks to subscribers. This is in addition to analysis and features. As a result, we refer to the group as “tradewires”.  In some respect, they compete with both newswires and trade press. In other ways, they are complementary, given that tradewires tend to go deeper into the subject area.
 
Here is our overview of some of the key outlets in Asia.      
 

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Private Equity Firms in Asia Face Reputational Risks

Posted on July 24, 2012 by RFC in Viewpoint | Leave a comment

Asia continues to be a private equity hub for lucrative fund launches. However, the market is quickly becoming crowded. For fund managers to be successful, building a reputation in these markets as a ‘partner' is now critical as well as learning from its U.S. and Europe peers.

By Damien Ryan and Lauren Goble

Asia continues to be among the most active markets globally for private equity. The past year has seen a flurry of successful fund launches from home grown funds, including Hony Capital and RRJ Capital, through to established managers, such as KKR and Carlyle Group. The Asia PE industry today also has some of the finance industry's brightest stars with impeccable credentials. Yet long-term sustainability of the industry in Asia goes beyond the business of traditional private equity. It’s likely to be influenced by a more sophisticated approach to stakeholder communications, including how fund managers embrace thought leadership, brand positioning and community education.

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Field Notes from Beijing

Posted on May 7, 2012 by RFC in Asia Field Notes | Leave a comment

Date of visit: January, 2012

RFC travellers: Damien Ryan and Stella Chiu

Outlets visited: 21st Century Business Herald; Caixin; The Economic Observer; China Securities Journal; China Daily; China Business News; The Financial Times; Thomson Reuters; Bloomberg News
 
General observations:
 
The quality of reporting at the five key local outlets we met with (21st Century Business Herald, Caixin, The Economic Observer, China Securities Journal and China Business News) remains solid. These are widely read by regulators, party officials, institutions and many corporates. They are writing on tough subjects, use multiple sources and are robust in their questioning. A standout remains Caixin, the business magazine, which is among the most aggressive in reporting China’s story. It also has the liveliest newsroom.

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