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Executive is moving to more senior role
India is on track for a record year of IPOs. Global tech giants continue to plough capital into a fast-growing consumer economy that is investing heavily in ensuring it’s a major player — along with the US and China — in an AI-first world
◆ Deal finds demand despite arrest of South Korea's president ◆ High single digit concession left for investors ◆ Leads added spread to calm concerns
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  • Global equity markets were slammed this week, with a rout on Wednesday wiping out all the gains this year in the US. Amid the turmoil, a handful of technology firms were awaiting approvals to list in Hong Kong — some are expected to take a cautious approach but most are gearing up for a last-minute dash to find a closing IPO window. Jonathan Breen reports.
  • Kelvin Lim has returned to DBS as an executive director in the syndicated finance team after 11 years with Citi.
  • A long-touted equity link between London and Shanghai is set for take-off by the end of the year, but the most unsurprising news to emerge is HSBC’s plan to use it for a Mainland listing. China now has an excellent chance to get its act together on Chinese Depositary Receipts.
  • Japan Bank for International Cooperation took advantage of the lack of competing supply and good demand in dollars to suck $3bn out from the primary market on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the Province of Alberta has mandated banks for its third benchmark of the year.
  • Korea Housing Finance Corporation (KHFC) entered the euro market for the first time on Wednesday, where it was met with a warm response for what was also the first ever social covered bond from an Asian borrower.
  • Global equity market volatility has cast a long shadow over the end of 2018, making equity capital markets issuance more difficult.
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