RMB round-up: May 6, 2016
In this round-up, Hong Kong RMB deposits shrank further in March, southbound usage of the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect picked up, China's foreign exchange regulator granted four new RMB qualified...
View ArticleUBS names Asia co-heads of ECM Solutions
UBS has appointed Damien Brosnan and Peihao Huang to the newly created positions of co-heads of ECM Solutions, Asia, effective immediately, according to an internal memo seen by GlobalCapital Asia.
View ArticleStanChart loses northeast Asia loans head
Standard Chartered's regional head of loan syndications for Greater China and northeast Asia has resigned to move to a rival, according to a source.
View ArticleSun Hung Kai launches exchange offer
Hong Kong financial investment firm Sun Hung Kai is in the market soliciting interest for an exchange offer that will see holders of its 2017 bonds switch to new notes maturing in 2021.
View ArticleEUROPEAN CORPORATE BOND PIPELINE
GlobalCapital's latest information on forthcoming and planned corporate bond issues in the European market.
View ArticleFunding scorecard: Nordic agencies
Find out how far Nordic agencies have progressed with their funding targets for the year.
View ArticleIIC set to boost bond issuance
The Inter-American Investment Corporation is set to become a much more frequent issuer, according to its chief financial officer.
View ArticleSecondary pricing update: featuring ESM's €3bn May 2032
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 ArticleAirbus flies €1.5bn bond in market of “ECB favours”
Aeronautics and space company Airbus on Monday offered investors a €1.5bn two tranche bond in a market that is becoming ever more issuer-friendly.
View ArticleGE's Moneta Money Bank trades up after pricing IPO at low end of range
Shares in newly christened Moneta Money Bank traded up 1.6% today, after its IPO on Friday that earned its former owner General Electric around $747m.
View ArticleIndustry sounds off on Lending Club saga
Marketplace lending observers sounded off on Monday regarding the departure of Lending Club CEO Renaud Laplanche, stating that while his sudden resignation is indeed a blow, the platform, and the...
View ArticleSif returns with IPO after hibernating from volatility
Sif Group, the Dutch maker of tubes for the offshore wind, oil and gas sectors, has brought back its postponed IPO with a compressed bookbuild that began today and will finish on Wednesday.
View ArticleMyanmar Thilawa preps for second YSX listing
Myanmar Thilawa SEZ Holdings has been given the nod to float on the Yangon Stock Exchange (YSX), putting it in line to become the country's second ever listing.
View ArticleICBC plans fundraising to ramp up tier two capital
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China plans to build its tier two capital buffer and will ask shareholders to approve the proposal in a general meeting.
View ArticleBOC Aviation to launch $2bn IPO next week
BOC Aviation will launch bookbuilding for its $2bn Hong Kong IPO next Monday and is in the process of finalising the involvement of cornerstone investors, according to sources with knowledge of the...
View ArticleBOCI names new investment banking head
Bank of China International has hired Daniel Ng as head of the investment banking division, according to sources.
View ArticleFrom the Kingdom to the Middle Kingdom
As the $100bn-plus IPO of Saudi Aramco nears its launch, the UK’s Telegraph has most recently hinted at a three-way foreign listing, conducted across London, New York and Hong Kong. Columnist Philippe...
View ArticleParag Milk extends bookbuilding on Rp8bn IPO
India’s Parag Milk Foods has added an extra three days to the bookbuilding period of its Rp7.7bn ($115.6m) IPO despite being oversubscribed, in a last ditch attempt to woo more institutional interest.
View ArticleRare credit card and CMBS deals line up for launch
Issuers are lining up two new deals in the European primary ABS market this week, with investors set to get a rare exposure to credit card ABS and CMBS paper.
View ArticleSpain set for 50yr first as Greece makes breakthrough
Spain has nipped in ahead of its eurozone periphery peer Italy, mandating banks for a debut 50 year euro benchmark on the same day that the Community of Madrid had a strong showing at the short end and...
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