Asia Pacific
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Citi's head of capital market origination in Asia Pacific is taking over the bank's Indian operation. -
Solar glass manufacturer Xinyi Solar Holdings has raised HK$1.32bn ($168m) after selling a block of new shares in a top-up placement.
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Indonesia's Mitra Pinasthika Mustika Finance has returned to the international loan market, seeking a dual-currency $200m borrowing.
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The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka sealed a $2.4bn bond after shaking off investor concerns about the country’s political turmoil and ratings downgrades.
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In this round-up, Huawei filed a lawsuit against the US government, China’s foreign reserves rose for the fourth month, and the International Monetary Fund can now invest in Chinese domestic bonds and stocks
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In his latest Clawback column, Philippe Espinasse takes a look at the Hong Kong stock exchange’s new three year plan and its desire to be a global listing hub.
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Malaysia has closed the biggest sovereign Samurai bond in 18 years, raising ¥200bn ($1.79bn) from what could be just the first of many such deals to come.
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Xinhu Zhongbao Co, Suning Appliance Group Co and Chengdu Communications Investment Group Corp kept up the steady supply of Chinese credits in the dollar market, raising $440m between them.
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In this special round-up on China’s annual ‘Two Sessions’ parliamentary meeting, premier Li Keqiang promised a bigger tax cut than expected, increased the local government special purpose bond quota and demanded large commercial banks to boost their lending to small enterprises
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Link Real Estate Investment Trust has pulled off a record-breaking equity-linked deal, issuing the first green convertible notes in Asia Pacific, according to a source close to the transaction.
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China’s Dongying Fangyuan Nonferrous Metals and Dongying Lufang Metals Material received strong demand during syndication. They have now closed their joint borrowing, raising $430m.
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The root of arbitrage is the same thing being priced differently in two markets. As markets have got bigger and more sophisticated, arbitrage has become harder to find.
