Asean
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Singapore’s Temasek Holdings raised $1.35bn on Wednesday from the sale of a 10 year bond, proving that investors still have the appetite for longer tenors if the credit is right.
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Commodities trader Trafigura is back in the market with a three tranche loan that will be worth around $1.5bn.
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Singapore’s Clifford Capital closed its inaugural collateralised loan obligation on Wednesday, raising $458m from the first fully project finance-backed CLO in Asia.
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Singapore Exchange (SGX) has rejigged its listing rules to allow companies in the mineral, oil and gas (MOG) sector to list at an earlier stage.
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Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam has postponed the deadline for its latest dollar loan until next week. But the move is not a sign of poor demand — the deal looks likely to be doubled to $300m.
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As lawmakers and regulators grapple with the increasing systemic importance of clearing houses (CCPs), Singapore Exchange on Thursday proposed new rules for its derivatives clearing house and central depository to better manage a member default.
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Singapore’s Clifford Capital is marketing its debut collateralised loan obligation cash flow securitization, seeking $458m through a newly established special purpose company, Bayfront Infrastructure Capital. The trade is the first of its kind, marking the first fully project finance-backed CLO in Asia. Morgan Davis reports.
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Commodities trader Trafigura has launched a $1.5bn-equivalent dual-currency borrowing into general syndication.
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Debt syndicate head exits ANZ – Malhotra named India IB, ECM chief at HSBC – ICBC International appoints syndications head – HSBCBS fined for bond sale breaches
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Singapore dollar issuance has been moving at a snail’s pace over the past few months as nervous investors opt to keep their hands in their pockets. But a generous slew of upcoming redemptions may change that.
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The onshore arm of DBS bagged Rmb3bn ($448.3m) from the Chinese bond market on Tuesday, marking its first trade since 2015 that carries a tenor of more than one year. The transaction was also the second bond from a Singaporean lender in the mainland this year.
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HSBC has hired Seok Kheng Yap, a former loans banker at Scotiabank, as an associate director in the loan syndications team.