Asia Pacific
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Beijing Hyundai Auto Finance decided to try a revolving structure for its Rmb4bn ($597m) return to the asset-backed securitization market in China, getting an around two times subscribed book.
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New Oriental Education & Technology Group is set to raise HK$10.1bn ($1.3bn) as it guides investors toward final pricing for its secondary offering in Hong Kong.
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The Chinese central bank and the banking and insurance regulator plan to increase oversight on the booming domestic online micro-lending market, in a bid to curb risks in the sector. The two are also among regulators that held talks this week with financial technology giant Ant Group, which owns two microloan companies.
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Indonesian instant noodle maker Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur has closed syndication of its $2.05bn-equivalent acquisition loan. The allocations are expected to be out in the next few weeks.
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Commodities trading company Glencore Agriculture is making its loan debut in Asia, seeking $300m from the syndication market as a way to establish itself in the region and show its independence from its parent. The thin pricing on offer means only banks keen to build a relationship with the company in the hope of getting ancillary business will jump in, writes Pan Yue.
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China Oceanwide Holdings has returned for a $291m loan that is backed by a letter of credit.
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Taiwan’s technology service company Wistron Corp has returned to the loan market for a $300m facility.
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China’s latest measures to reform its longstanding inbound investment schemes, Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (QFII) and its renminbi-equivalent RQFII, kicked into effect on November 1.
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Hong Kong’s stock exchange operator is planning to encourage more secondary listings in the city by extending a 2018 rule change that first made these deals possible.
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Industrial Bank Co has locked up more than $800m-equivalent from an international bond sale earmarked for green and social projects.
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Chinese developer Sunkwan Properties has kicked off its IPO roadshow. It is aiming to raise up to HK$1.25bn ($161.2m).
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IDBI Bank has got the greenlight from its board of directors to raise up to Rp60bn ($807.3m) in fresh equity.