Americas

The emerging market bond pipeline remained strong this week with Turkish lender Finansbank the latest CEEMEA name to join the fray, after the borrower announced a one day roadshow for Wednesday. Meanwhile, Latin American borrowers are beginning to encounter some investor push-back.

Recent developments in Latin American new issue markets may have shown just how risk-tolerant the market has become, but there are signs that investors may be fighting back.

Nomura has hired a veteran of Latin American bond markets as a managing director as it looks to build its business in the region.

Public sector borrowers are rushing back into dollars after a quiet few weeks for the currency, with a trio of issuers taking indications of interest for Wednesday business.

Australian billionaire James Packer has cashed in his remaining stake in his Macau joint venture with Hong Kong gaming tycoon Lawrence Ho, netting $1.2bn in the process.

Standard Chartered is giving a shot in the arm to its credit business, with new hires in Singapore, Hong Kong, London and New York, according to a Tuesday press release.

Chile’s leading casino operator Enjoy SA spent Monday receiving feedback from investors about certain modified terms on its offering memorandum after potential bond buyers decided that the original terms were too risky a bet.

Two high yield companies from Latin America will wrap up investor meetings on Tuesday ahead of planned dollar-denominated bond issues.

Peru’s ministry of economy and finance has authorised state-owned oil company Petroperu to proceed with a long awaited debut bond issue.

Books for Bright Scholar Education Holdings’ $150m IPO in the US were covered as of Monday, according to bankers arranging the deal.

Canadian investors may gain a direct route into China’s interbank bond market thanks to a collaboration between TMX Group and Shanghai Clearing House (SHCH) that is set to kick off by the last quarter of the year, TMX's Brian Gelfand told GlobalRMB.

Ant Financial subsidiary Alipay (Hong Kong) Holding will increase the size of its $3bn loan, taken to partly support its bid to acquire Dallas-based MoneyGram, according to bankers. The news comes about a fortnight after Alipay raised its offer for MoneyGram by around $300m.