Asia Pacific

I’ve always considered myself a gent of superior taste and class. While I’m not averse to hanging out with the hoi polloi, I think it is no exaggeration to say that I’m considered one of Hong Kong’s respected elder statesmen.

Goldman Sachs’ chairman for Asia Pacific and vice-chairman of the firm, Mark Schwartz, has decided to retire at the end of 2016, bringing an end to his 27-year tenure at the bank.

Philippine lender BDO Unibank issued its first dollar bond in four years on Monday, amid a busy day of primary issuance in Asia ex-Japan.

China Resources Pharmaceutical Group, Samsung BioLogics and ZTO Express all have investors clamouring to join their IPOs, as they look to raise a combined $5.2bn.

Julius Baer made a successful comeback to the Singapore dollar market on October 13, shrugging off concerns around the downgrade of its existing subordinated notes to raise S$325m ($235m) from an additional tier one.

Chinese data firm GDS Holdings has opened its potential $270.2m US IPO, which is expected to replicate the strong interest received by other recent listings in the country from Mainland names.

MMI International has picked four banks to arrange its new 144A/Reg S deal, and is set to meet investors from next week.

ICBC Sydney has returned to the dim sum bond market with the launch of a new two year bond.

Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) has unveiled the syndicate for its special drawing rights-denominated bond.

India's Delhi International Airport has launched its second international bond and this time is pushing for a longer tenor.

JP Morgan is looking to sell its stake in its China joint venture with First Capital Securities, which began operations in 2011.

China Great Wall Asset Management Corp launched its dual-tranche offering on Thursday morning.