Malaysia central bank's move to spur insurer IPOs
A recent directive from Malaysia’s central bank could spark off a round of consolidation or IPOs among the country’s insurers, according to ECM bankers.
View ArticleChina education duo eye $550m from HK, US listings
China’s Four Seasons Education and Sichuan Hope Education Industry Group are planning as much as $550m between them through IPOs in Hong Kong and the US in 2017, according to a source close familiar...
View ArticleANZ New Zealand adds to dollar frenzy
ANZ added to the torrent of supply by Yankee issuers exploiting US earnings blackout with a $1bn two-part offering.
View ArticleCorporate bond week ahead: investor demand ensures roadshow calendar refills
Corporate bond issuance volume in Europe this week was lighter than previous weeks. However, there were still seven issuers that priced deals. The main difference this week was the size of deals....
View ArticleCovered bond awards 2017: Poll now open, shortlists and nominations
The Cover and GlobalCapital’s covered bond awards are now open. The following lists show the number of shortlist nominations and those that were actually shortlisted.
View ArticleFunding scorecard: Nordic agencies
This week's funding scorecard looks at the progress Nordic agencies have made in their funding through the first half of 2017.
View ArticleSecondary pricing update: featuring the UK's linker tap
Trading levels given are bid-side spreads versus mid-swaps and/or an underlying benchmark as of Thursday's close. The source for secondary trading levels is Interactive Data.
View ArticleEIB sets up 'Rosetta Stone' for green bond taxonomies
The European Investment Bank, with other market actors, are working on a system, not to define what counts as green for the green bond market, but to match investors' views on this topic with suitable...
View ArticleLME strikes for gold with new futures
New gold and silver futures contracts launched by the London Metal Exchange on Monday of last week have had a “promising start”, according to LME’s precious metals head.
View ArticleInfopro plans refi bond as HY reaches peak flow
The recent boom in high yield bond issuance has left traces of investor indigestion, but French data manager Infopro Digital announced a warm reception for its rare loan-to-bond refinancing deal.
View ArticleInsurance companies swoop on junior CLO debt as fast money holds off
Long term investors such as insurance companies and pension funds are buying more mezzanine and junior CLO debt as spreads compress. Meanwhile, asset managers and hedge funds appear to be taking more...
View ArticleTrinity on track with first railcar ABS of 2017
Trinity Industries is bringing a rare rail car lease offering from its TRIP shelf after a three year break from the ABS market.
View ArticleNavient brings fourth 2017 FFELP ABS deal
Navient is back in the market with its fourth Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) deal.
View ArticleCitic CLSA loses equity syndicate head
Kelvin Leung has left Citic CLSA Securities as head of syndicate for equity capital markets after a year on the job.
View ArticleNo stopping Asian bonds as borrowers storm market
A relatively stable credit backdrop has encouraged a swathe of Asian issuers to tap the bond market this week, ensuring a blistering pace of issuance.
View ArticleZhejiang Provincial Energy seeks loan to repay bond
Electric power generation company Zhejiang Provincial Energy Group is tapping the loan market to repay its debut dollar bond from 2014.
View ArticleDBS, Castle Peak join green bonds onslaught
Asian green bonds are front and centre this week. Greenko Energy Holdings took the lead with its dollar bond on Monday, with Singapore’s DBS Group Holdings and Hong Kong’s Castle Peak Power Company...
View ArticleHDFC Life revives IPO after merger plans scuppered
India’s HDFC Standard Life Insurance Co has revived plans for an IPO, putting a proposed merger and backdoor listing with Max Life Insurance Co on the backburner, according to an exchange filing.
View ArticleCapitalab completes first swaption and option compression
Capitalab, a BGC Partners division, has extended the compression service it operates to include a combined cycle for swaption and option positions.
View ArticleDon’t let the FCA weaken London’s shareholder protections
The Saudi Aramco flotation will be one of the big ethical battles of next year in financial markets. Skirmishes have already begun, with the UK regulator’s bid to ease listing rules to attract Aramco...
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