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VietJet Aviation is set to seal Vietnam’s largest domestic IPO as it heads towards the end of its management roadshow. It is giving international investors a rare opportunity to buy stock thanks to its decision to use a Reg S structure, with more privately-owned companies expected to follow suit. Jonathan Breen reports.

Malaysia's MRCB-Quill Reit is out with a placement of up to MR487.9m ($110.1m), which will close and price on Thursday afternoon local time.

The Republic of Indonesia re-opened G3 sovereign bonds for emerging market issuers last week with a $3bn triple-trancher — the second December in a row that it has made an early start on its funding plans. While its timing has come under criticism from some market watchers, the country made a savvy move given the circumstances.

ING Bank has hired Winston Tay as head of Asia debt syndicate in Singapore, effective Wednesday.

Singapore-listed MYP has halved its rights issue to S$97.9m ($68.8m) after shareholders gave the fundraising the cold shoulder.

Nine banks have banded together to arrange a $750m dual tranche facility for Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI).

Singapore Exchange (SGX) announced on Monday the appointment of Michael Luk as the new head of fixed income origination and sales.

The Republic of Indonesia has reopened the G3 emerging market sovereign bond market, printing the first deal since the US election and raising $3bn in a triple tranche issue on December 1.

Low-cost airline VietJet Aviation has kicked off the roadshow for its IPO, in search of demand for a deal that could raise up to D4.4tr ($194.0m).

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has fined two more banks and sanctioned a former Goldman Sachs executive for breaches related to the disgraced Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB.

In this round, up, cross-border RMB trade settlement falls further in Hong Kong, the RMB qualified foreign institutional investor (RQFII) scheme adds the first Thai asset manager, and the Hong Kong Exchange confirms the final list of stocks available through Shenzhen Connect from December 5. Plus, a recap of our weekly coverage.

The Republic of Indonesia popped into the market Thursday morning, kicking off December with a new triple tranche dollar deal, the second year in a row it has hit the bond market in the last month of the year.