RMB round-up: March 18, 2016
In this round-up, China's cross-border trade settlement fell to a near three-year low in February, CME reports record levels of trading in its offshore RMB futures, RMB spot trading fell but swap...
View ArticleBarclays and RBS get stuck in to holdco as investor interest soars
Barclays and Royal Bank of Scotland followed HSBC into the holdco senior market this week, as UK issuers took advantage of strong investor demand for holding company level funding.
View ArticleHCG inches to the finish line on Indian IPO
Indian cancer care company HealthCare Global Enterprises had seen a slow response to its Rp6.5bn ($97.5m) IPO heading towards the end of bookbuilding on Friday with only 84% of the deal subscribed.
View ArticleFunding scorecard: European sovereigns
Read on to discover the progress European sovereigns have made in their 2016 funding programmes after two and a half months.
View ArticleSouthern Gas Corridor Company locks down $1bn
Azerbaijan's Southern Gas Corridor Company printed its $1bn 10 year bond on Thursday 80bp back of the sovereign curve, benefiting from an explicit state guarantee.
View ArticleGiglio funds MF Fashion acquisition in minibond market wary of ECB impact
Italian TV producer Giglio Group's €3.5m minibond began trading on the Milan-based ExtraMOT Pro exchange this week — showing that the market is still finding issuers, despite the European Central...
View ArticleSecondary pricing update: featuring Spain's €5bn 30 year
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 ArticleNatixis appoints new FIG DCM head
Natixis has appointed its new global head of debt capital markets for financial institutions.
View ArticleOrkla exits Gränges in Thursday block
Orkla, a Norwegian supplier of branded consumer goods, sold 11.94m shares in Swedish aluminium firm Gränges on Thursday, through an accelerated bookbuild that raised Skr824m ($100m).
View ArticleNWB scores with 10 year green dollar effort
Nederlandse Waterschapsbank pushed its dollar curve out to 10 years on Friday with its third green bond.
View ArticleGlobalCapital Americas Derivatives Awards 2016 nominations revealed
GlobalCapital is pleased to announce the nominees for its 2016 US Derivatives Awards. Nominations are based upon market feedback and research conducted in recent months. Winners will be unveiled at a...
View ArticleThe Mainland event: China’s best banks and deals
China has become the biggest and arguably the most important capital market in Asia. The size and scope of transactions combined with the fast pace of reform is influencing capital markets well outside...
View ArticleChina’s foreign JVs come of age
After a decade in which they’ve suffered dismal profits, multiple IPO suspensions and a near-disastrous crash in A-shares, China’s foreign-backed securities houses are finally seeing the fruits of...
View ArticleThe winners of Oz: Best banks and deals in Australia
You know the results, now found out the reasons why. Asiamoney presents the full write-ups of our Australia Deals and Investment Bank of the Year Awards.
View ArticleCAR to add more flavour to Panda bond market
CAR, China's largest auto rental company, is preparing to issue its debut Panda bond in China’s exchange bond market, sources familiar to the deal have told GlobalRMB. The move will add some credit...
View ArticleABN Amro picks three for Singapore dollar tier two
ABN Amro is set to launch its second Basel III tier two trade in as many weeks and this time is opting for a Singapore dollar-denominated transaction.
View ArticleCSRC lifts the lid on poor market practices
The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) announced the results of a nationwide inspection of corporate bond issuers and rating agencies last week, lifting the lid on the poor practices that...
View ArticleTake that to the bank
Our columnist delves into Hong Kong’s reliance on financial sector IPOs.
View ArticleHSBC loses Apac regional head of large corporates
HSBC’s regional head of large corporates for its commercial banking business in Asia Pacific has left.
View ArticleTaiwanese bond market: a win-win for all
A slew of international financial institutions have recently found success in selling dollar notes in the Taiwanese domestic bond market, with ABN Amro breaking new ground last week with a tier two...
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