Asia Pacific

Oil and natural gas company Pertamina sold Indonesia's first 40 year dollar bond on Thursday. Investors flocked to the long dated paper, sold as part of a two-tranche transaction, pushing orders to more than $3bn for the $800m portion.

China Communications Construction Company courted investors with two subordinated perpetual notes on Thursday, netting $1.5bn from the transaction.

India's market regulator has told the NSE to divest its position in Computer Age Management Services (Cams), alleging the stock was acquired without its approval.

Asia’s credit markets have held up well despite the news around the spread of the novel coronavirus, with another spate of Chinese issuers pricing bonds that proved a hit with investors.

BMW Automotive Finance is readying a Rmb8bn ($1.15bn) dual-tranche auto loan ABS transaction. The deal, to be sold on February 20, will be the first auto ABS outing in the Chinese market since the Lunar New Year.

Polite society does not tolerate smokers the way it used to. What was once a ubiquitous habit is now banished to outdoors in many countries. Tobacco investment is a rarer beast too these days, reflecting how deeply ethical preferences can affect capital markets. Now oil and gas securities could be about to face a similar shift.

Equity investors are losing their appetite for oil and gas stocks, just at a time when three of the biggest IPOs being planned in EMEA are from that sector. The coronavirus outbreak is sapping Chinese demand, leading to a weak oil price. But some bankers believe investors are also making a more fundamental shift away from fossil fuels, which could even lead to a permanent tipping point. Sam Kerr and Jon Hay report.

India Infoline Finance, a non-banking financial company (NBFC), made its debut in the international debt market on Wednesday, raising $400m from a bond that paid a negative new issue premium.

OCBC’s PB arm adds wealth planning head in HK – InvIt potential rises – China grants Value Partners advisory licence

JP Morgan has appointed two new co-heads of investment banking coverage for Australia and New Zealand, according to an internal memo seen by GlobalCapital Asia.

Investors rushed into Huaneng Power International’s dual-tranche $600m bond on Wednesday, attracted to the Chinese company’s investment grade rating.

Oil India has ended a four year hiatus from the loan market, returning for a $225m borrowing.