Asia Pacific

India’s Bharat Financial Inclusion, previously known as SKS Finance, has raised Rp7.5bn ($112.8m) through a highly sought after qualified institutional placement.

Fantasia Holdings Group returned to the bond market on Tuesday, taking advantage of the low yield environment to lock in cheaper funds while improving its debt maturity profile.

The Philippine market regulator has given the go ahead to the local arm of oil and gas giant Royal Dutch Shell to list in the country.

Singapore’s OCBC Bank has promoted Elaine Lam to the position of head of global corporate banking, succeeding George Lee who is retiring.

Commitments have rushed in for separate borrowings by two Hong Kong real estate investment trusts, despite their syndication deadlines being still some time away.

Investors welcomed Chinese local government financing vehicle Jinan West City Investment and Development Group to the G3 market on Tuesday, enabling the debut issuer to net $300m off the back of $1.3bn of demand.

Indonesia’s Bumi Serpong Damai is looking for a window to sell a seven year dollar deal via wholly-owned subsidiary Global Prime Capital.

CK Hutchison Holdings is seeking fresh funds to refinance debt, and is eyeing a dual-tranche dollar bond with five and 10 year tenors.

India’s UPL Corp is setting its sights on a dollar offering, and has obtained first time ratings from international agencies.

All eyes are on the renminbi this week with the currency set to officially enter the IMF’s special drawing rights (SDR) basket on Saturday. But what does that mean and why should you care? Here’s GlobalRMB’s quick guide to all you need to know.

How do investors figure out if ESG expenses are actually worth the money companies are spending? Vivian Chow and William Cox suggest some of the metrics investors should consider.

Intercontinental Exchange has added JP Morgan as the fourth clearing member of its ICE Clear Singapore subsidiary.