Asia Pacific

The Export-Import Bank of China (Chexim) is set to hold investor calls for a euro fixed rate five year bond and a dollar floating rate three year. India’s Canara Bank, meanwhile, will meet accounts in Asia and Europe for its first dollar outing since 2013.

Chinese automotive component supplier Xin Point Holdings has begun investor education for its Hong Kong IPO and, after an early boost of confidence, is eyeing up to $150m, according to a source close to the deal.

A $651m loan for Cairn India Holdings was launched into general syndication on Monday, with the deal divided into four portions based on the different purposes of the fundraising.

There was little understanding among market watchers to news that the Chinese central bank is planning to introduce a counter-cyclical component to the calculation of the daily fix of the onshore RMB (CNY). Analysts say the move contradicts earlier statements from the PBoC about giving markets more say in the exchange rate.

Chandra Asri Petrochemical is looking to bring a Rph6.2tr ($462.2m) rights-plus-block trade combo to the market, in what will be a liquidity event for the Indonesian firm.

Online gaming and media platform VNG Corp has set in motion plans for an IPO on the Nasdaq, which would make it the first Vietnamese firm to list in the US, according to a statement from the company.

Credit Suisse and United Overseas Bank have become the latest lenders to be penalised by the Monetary Authority of Singapore for breaches related to scandal-hit Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB.

Singapore Exchange and Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) signed a pact on Wednesday to help fast growing technology companies raise capital in the country's private and public markets.

The Republic of the Maldives is selling its debut international bond, while ESR Cayman is looking to price a perpetual non call three year note on Wednesday.

Morgan Stanley has given two senior bankers in Australia new roles as head of ECM and head of fixed income capital markets, according to an internal memo seen by GlobalCapital Asia.

ANZ has hired a new chief financial officer for Australia, poaching a senior banker from JP Morgan.

Bloomberg has launched a new investment analytics tool to track China’s bond market, ahead of the launch of the Bond Connect. The product is set to increase transparency in the Mainland debt market, complementing the country’s efforts to widen access for foreign investors.