Asia Pacific

Wise Talent Information Technology, owner of recruitment website Liepin.com, has opened books for its up to HK$3.1bn ($398.1m) Hong Kong IPO.

It gives me a warm fuzzy feeling when I see young minds eager to get into investment banking (they obviously have no idea what they are letting themselves in for, but still). Even so, what often takes me by surprise is how multi-talented some of them are.

The pipeline of Indian loans is building up, with Housing Development Finance Corp and Kotak Mahindra Bank seeking new fundraisings.

Chinese used car e-commerce platform Uxin began bookbuilding on Thursday for an IPO that could raise up to $475m.

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) on Wednesday priced a triple-tranche green bond. But the deal, comparatively smaller than recent issues at $730m equivalent, had a moment of intrigue when one global co-ordinator left the syndicate group.

India’s markets regulator signalled this week that it may overturn a ban on local firms listing directly on offshore stock exchanges, in a move that could have far-reaching implications for fundraising. But a litany of issues stand in the way of reform, warn market participants. John Loh reports.

China-based VCredit Holdings raised HK$1.37bn ($175m) this week after pricing its IPO at the bottom of guidance.

BNP Paribas Singapore CEO heads to US — Credit Suisse makes senior SEA appointments — ICICI ECM head to exit — Deutsche equity-linked veteran leaves for Goldman — ANZ loses syndications banker — BNY Mellon WM names Greater China head

Huo Rongrong, the former global head of RMB and China business at HSBC, has left the bank for Investec Asset Management. The London-based banker will have a broader remit in her new buy-side role.

Macquarie Group has signed a £2bn loan that features green tranches, as the seemingly inexorable rise of the product continues unabated.

The board of directors of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing has renewed the contract of chief executive Charles Li for three years.

Pete Osborne, a former director at Singapore Exchange (SGX), has resurfaced at Canadian exchange operator TMX Group in London as head of European equity trading sales.