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Lloyds Bank debuted its first ever Australian dollar bond through its senior holding company on Wednesday. As growing numbers of foreign lenders are drawn to the Australian currency — a consequence of the high rates relative to other markets and a buoyant economy — there is a growing incentive for international borrowers to place bonds down under.

Chailease International Finance Corp has sealed a $250m term loan after obtaining more funds than initially planned, in its second outing to the market this year.

The Asian Development Bank hit screens on Tuesday announcing a dollar benchmark in a maturity that investors have been crying out for.

ANZ has hired Hodaka Shoji as head of specialised finance for Japan, wooing him from Mizuho AsiaInfra Capital (MAIC) in Singapore.

Medco Energi Internasional, which issued a dollar bond last week, has returned to the debt market for a reserve based lending (RBL) facility for subsidiary Medco E&P Malaka.

ANZ’s cash profit rose 5.3% to A$1.79bn ($1.4bn) for the third quarter ending June 30, as the Australian lender continues to reshape its institutional banking business.

Equity-linked banker exits Goldman — BAML hires in DCM syndicate — ANZ loses debt director — SMBC adds to loans team — Ex-UBS banker heads to Citic CLSA

Allocations for a $235m three-tranche financing for private equity firm Partners Group’s acquisition of Philippine business process outsourcing company SPi Global were firmed up on Tuesday.

Andy Siow, a director in ANZ's Asia bond syndicate team, has left the bank about eight months after he joined.

Goldman boosts China focus — Mizuho loses syndicate banker — ANZ names Laos CEO — Levfin departure at BAML — HSBC’s REF head resigns — StanChart hires from Citi India

ANZ has appointed Rufus Pinto as the chief executive officer of Laos, according to a Tuesday statement from the Australian lender.

International Finance Corporation introduced the Kauri market to green bonds on Thursday, after opening books on a socially responsible New Zealand dollar note with a NZ$100m ($75.2m) minimum size.