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Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank issued a A$400m ($315.5m) triple tranche Kangaroo bond last Friday, following a similar deal from Emirates NBD in late September — a promising sign for prospective GCC banks looking to return to the Australian dollar market.

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank is set to come to market for a potential triple tranche kangaroo bond on Friday, following a deal from Emirates NBD that, according to a banker at one of ADCB’s leads, showed the market was still accessible to Middle Eastern borrowers.

Credit Suisse has expanded the responsibilities of two veteran bankers, naming one as the chairman of its Hong Kong operation and another as chief executive for Greater China.

Yanggu Xiangguang Copper has rolled out a $100m syndicated loan with one lender leading the deal.

ANZ has promoted one of its own to head up its debt capital markets group in Asia, while adding a banker from a Chinese rival to lead the north Asia team.

High yield and emerging market crossover issuer Puma Energy saw demand of more than $2bn for a seven year non-call three year bond on Tuesday, prompting the issuer to slash pricing and increase the size of the trade.

Bank of Montreal (BMO) raised A$800m selling Australian dollar bonds for the first time on Wednesday. The rising flows of Asia Pacific investors is making the Australian dollar market a useful source of diversification for financials and corporates alike.

Far East Horizon has returned to the international loan market after a gap of two years for a $500m deal, and is paying a margin that is about half of what it offered last time.

Bank of Montreal launched an inaugural Australian dollar benchmark on Wednesday. As the fanfare for other Canadian financials has demonstrated, the Asian Pacific buyers are likely to come out in full force.

Peter Ellemann has left his position as head of European loan syndications at ANZ Bank around a month ago, according to sources in the market.

Swiss energy and commodities trader Mercuria is looking to raise $850m from a triple-tranche facility that was launched earlier this week.

A hundred investors managing $1.8tr of assets have signed a letter calling on banks to say more about how they are managing the risk of climate change, and to publish a strategy saying how they support the goals of the Paris Agreement.