Asia Pacific

Chinese residential and commercial real estate developer Sinic Holdings has kicked off a roadshow for a HK$2.25bn ($287m) listing.

Three Chinese real estate developers came to the bond market on Tuesday, raising a combined $1.25bn.

Philippine company SMC Global Power Holdings Corp has priced its second senior perpetual bond of the year, raising $500m from a four times covered deal at a yield that met the issuer’s target.

Dongfeng Nissan Auto Finance, a joint venture between Japanese carmaker Nissan Motor and Chinese automaker Dongfeng Motor, will return to the Chinese auto loan ABS market on November 5 for its third deal of the year. The Rmb6.5bn ($920m) four-tranche note will be the issuer’s largest outing to date.

The Bank of Japan appears to have softened its stance on the country’s banks buying foreign CLOs, reporting that credit risk in the asset class is “subdued on the whole” following a slowdown in investment in the asset class.

Leads on Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation’s two part dollar and euro covered bond were criticised for not being transparent with the order book update, which was expressed without giving the currency of the demand, but in the final analysis, the sale of the high yielding euro portion went better than expected.

Wholesale revenue increased in Nomura for Europe, the Middle East and Africa in the most recent quarter, the bank said on Tuesday, helped by a sturdy rates business.

An investor in Ping An Healthcare and Technology has bagged HK$1.25bn ($159.9m) after selling a chunk of shares in the company, according to a source close to the transaction.

Siam Cement Group has set in motion a plan to list its packaging subsidiary, according to a filing with the Stock Exchange of Thailand.

Universal Scientific Industrial (Shanghai), a subsidiary of Taiwan’s Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, has increased its debut offshore borrowing to $420m-equivalent.

Vietnamese borrowers have kept loans bankers busy amid a broader slowdown in the syndication market. But the welcome they have received so far from lenders may cool down faster than expected.

Hyundai Capital America has priced a $800m three year bond alongside a $700m seven year, raising more than expected from its latest outing.