Asia Pacific

In this round-up, China’s manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index fell below market expectation in October, Moody’s will acquire a minority stake in SynTao Green Finance and the People’s Bank of China will issue Rmb30bn ($4.3bn) of bills in Hong Kong next week.

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) is getting ready to offer FIG investors a very rare chance to purchase green bank capital in euros, with the issuer set to hit the road for a new tier two in November.

HSBC is planning to allocate capital away from lower return operations, including the global banking and markets (GBM) division in certain regions, as interim chief executive Noel Quinn revealed disappointing third quarter results on Monday.

Verizon Communications, the US telecoms group, returned for the second time to the Kangaroo market on Wednesday to extend its curve out to 20 years in what one lead manager described as a first for the market.

It's no secret that tensions between North and South Korea are always simmering. But it is still a bit shocking to be confronted with the possibility that a potential disaster is right on your doorstep.

Chinese conglomerate Fosun International turned to Europe for its fundraising efforts this week, enticing investors to a €400m high yield rated bond.

Morgan Stanley-backed China Feihe, a producer of infant milk formula, hit the road this week to drum up interest in its Hong Kong listing.

The People’s Republic of China has caused a stir among DCM bankers in Asia and Europe with plans to return to the euro bond market for the first time since 2004. While expectations on opposite sides of the world are starkly different, what is clear is that the sovereign’s deal will be less about the pricing itself and more about making a statement. Addison Gong and Burhan Khadbai report.

Air India has sent out a request for proposals for a loan to refinance an $819m existing bridge facility taken to buy Boeing aircraft.

Agricultural Development Bank of China, one of three Chinese policy banks, bagged Rmb5.5bn ($781m) from a popular dual-tranche offshore renminbi bond on Wednesday, adding some life to the moribund dim sum market. Rebecca Feng reports.

UBS Securities has become the first foreign-owned joint venture to sponsor a listing on Shanghai’s Star Market, where underwriters have to invest in the listings they bring to market.

State Grid Corporation of China is seeking a loan to support its $2.23bn acquisition of Sempra Energy’s Chilean business. Even though it is a time of turmoil in Chile, lenders are bidding aggressively for the deal, owing to the state-owned Chinese company’s strong credentials, writes Pan Yue.