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Standard Chartered has hired a former Barclays banker as an executive director in the Asia DCM syndicate team.

Indonesia’s Paiton Energy has mandated banks for a debut public dollar bond. It will kick off a roadshow this week.

Indonesia’s Bank Tabungan Pensiunan Nasional (BTPN) is back in the loan market with a $155m 360-day deal to refinance debt and for general working capital.

Indonesia’s ABM Investama began marketing its inaugural dollar bond on Tuesday morning, opting for a 144A deal to reach US investors as well.

Malaysian lender Maybank priced its first onshore renminbi bond on July 21, with the Rmb1bn ($148m) three year deal closing books early in the afternoon.

Investors flocked to Parkway Pantai’s senior perpetual offering on Thursday, intrigued by a rare bond from a debut healthcare issuer despite the deal's lack of rating.

Chelsea Logistics Corp raised Ps5.8bn ($115.1m) from its Philippine IPO on Thursday after the shares were priced almost 30% below the upper limit.

DBS Group Holdings made a triumphant debut in the green bond market this week, earning bragging rights for the deal’s heavy placement with bona fide green investors. But there is still a long road ahead before Singaporean issuers flock to the market en masse. Addison Gong reports.

Malaysia’s insurance sector looks poised for consolidation following a recent central bank directive that could kick off a flurry of IPOs.

China's State Council grants PBoC more power — Citic CLSA loses ECM syndicate head — UBS beefs up Asia DCM — StanChart hires two for loans — BAML debt banker makes exit — SGX brings back lunchtime break

Malaysian sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional has pocketed MR571.2m ($133.3m) after selling a small piece of CIMB Group. A competitive bidding process for the mandate meant wall-crossing investors beforehand was impossible, leading to a slow but steady bookbuild.

Panda bonds are finally coming back to life after a dire first half. But although all the conditions are in place for an issuance boom, there is reason to doubt quite how high volumes will go.