Asia Pacific

A former co-head of Asia Pacific equity capital markets HSBC Alexis Adamczyk has started work at Far East Consortium International, just months after leaving the bank.

Vietnam’s Mong Duong Finance has launched a $484.71m borrowing into general syndication, in tandem with a bond it issued at beginning of the month.

The Indian government has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for bookrunners to run the listing of Telecommunications India (TCIL).

SDIC Power Holdings will be the second Chinese company to list in London through the Stock Connect scheme with Shanghai, after a China regulator approved the deal.

Excellence Commercial Properties Co made a quick outing to the dollar bond market on Friday, raising $150m in its second offshore debt sale of the year.

In this round-up, China warned Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways amid intensifying protests in the city, Hengfeng Bank received state backing after Baoshang and Jinzhou moves and the offshore Chinese market experienced the largest outflows since March

Dongxing Securities Co leaned on the support of 19 lead banks to close its $400m bond return against a difficult market backdrop.

In this round-up, China’s positive trade data despite the trade war surprised markets, trading volume in USD/CNH futures hit new highs thanks to the weak renminbi, and the Mainland’s foreign currency reserves fell after two months of growth.

In this round-up, hostility between China and the US continued, the State Council unveiled rules on the Shanghai Free Trade Zone and Beijing said it would intervene if the Hong Kong government fails to calm down the recent unrest.

India's Yes Bank is aiming to raise up to Rp19.4bn ($275m) from a qualified institutional placement, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Changde Economic Construction Investment Group Co, a local government financing vehicle in China’s Hunan province, priced its debut international bond on the back of strong anchor support, in a week where both issuers and investors treaded carefully.

JP Morgan has hired veteran banker Yuka Uehara to its Japan equity capital markets team, and brought on Jinsoo Ha to lead ECM in South Korea, according to an internal memo seen by GlobalCapital Asia.