Asia Pacific

China’s Xinyuan Real Estate opened books for a new three year dollar bond on Wednesday, and is looking to use the proceeds to repay debt, including its outstanding 2018s.

Indian pharmaceutical firm Laurus Labs is planning to go public this year with a Rp10bn ($149.0m) IPO, according to sources familiar with the deal.

Wanda Commercial Properties Hong Kong is back in the syndication market for a fresh loan of $500m, just two months after its last fundraising.

Doosan Bobcat is expected to start gauging sentiment for its $1bn-$2bn IPO in South Korea immediately after the securities registration statement is filed on September 8, according to bankers on the deal.

Leshi Internet and Information Technology Hong Kong has rolled out a $150m three year facility to general syndication.

It was a clean sweep for EFG Bank in Asiamoney’s Private Banking Poll, cementing a strong run that has seen in dominate in multiple categories over the past three years. Shruti Chaturvedi reports.

The World Bank’s debut IMF special drawing rights (SDR) bond — dubbed a Mulan bond — is an acknowledgement of China’s success in reforming the renminbi, George Richardson, the organisation’s director and global head of capital markets, told GlobalRMB.

Banks and fintech companies are realising that their best prospects lie in working together. But the relationships come in many forms and regulators are starting to pay closer attention, writes Ellen Sheng.

Private banks have been under sustained pressure to provide more transparency on the work they carry out for their client base in recent years. In Asia, where wealth is growing at the fastest rate globally, local scandals are combining with global regulation to create a thorny environment for the industry. Peter McGill reports.

The growing ranks of Asia’s high net worth individuals are demanding that banks work ever harder to drive the cycle of wealth creation sweeping across the region. Banks serving the wealthy are meeting this challenge through a ‘one bank’ approach that sees them attempt to meld their private and investment banks into one seamless operation. John Loh reports.

HSBC swept the Asiamoney Cash Management Poll in 2016, topping all six regional voting categories, across financial institutions and corporates. Deutsche Bank and Citi also had an impressive showing, as cash management bankers strive to turn the challenges arising from increased regulation and macro-economic volatility into an opportunity to provide more intuitive services and advice.

This year our Cash Management Poll surveyed participants on some of the key topics impacting the industry. Around 3,000 responses were received from corporates and financial institutions with those polled giving their views on tax breaks, non-bank financial companies and the renminbi.