Asia Pacific

Agricultural Development Bank of China (ADBC), one of the three policy banks in China, sold a Rmb3bn ($434m) dim sum bond with a Rmb200m retail portion on Thursday. The issuer added another Rmb1bn offering during bookbuilding thanks to ultra high demand.

The Asia Pacific Loan Market Association named a new chairman at the annual general meeting in Hong Kong on Wednesday.

High yield property company Kaisa Group Holdings sold its third dollar bond of the year on Wednesday, riding on the high of its recent rating from Moody’s to raise $400m.

Yiwu State-owned Capital Operation Co, a Chinese local government financing vehicle (LGFV), nabbed $600m on Wednesday in a deal that was led by 14 banks.

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was the age of financial technology, it was the age of carrying your money around in a duffel bag. It was the epoch of cashless payment systems and disruption, it was the epoch of an old man riding an elephant over a mountain to the nearest bank branch.

English-language training provider Meten International Education Group filed an application with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday for its proposed offering of American Depository Shares (ADS).

Chinese issuers were out in force again in the bond markets on Wednesday, with financial companies ICBC International Holdings and Avic International Leasing Co raising $1.15bn between them.

Consumer lending giant Home Credit is planning an IPO in Hong Kong that could raise about $1bn, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Société Générale has moved one of its London bankers to Hong Kong to take over as head of the Asia Pacific debt capital markets syndicate team.

SG moves London banker to run Asia syndicate team — Citi loses head of India DCM — ANZ loans banker to relocate to Singapore — MSCI names Korea client head.

Japan's Norinchukin Bank revealed in its full year 2018 earnings presentation Wednesday that it had grown its CLO holdings by 8.8% during the first quarter of 2019, although a look at its books reveals a bank that is aggressively pursuing yield beyond its borders.

Kanagaroo bond market participants welcomed the prospect of ever lower rates in Australian dollars as four SSA borrowers priced taps over Tuesday and Wednesday.