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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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  • Maybank Kim Eng’s Hong Kong arm is eyeing opportunities in Greater China to push it closer towards its ambitions. John Fei, CEO for Hong Kong and China, told GlobalCapital Asia that the firm is not only looking to break into the ranks of the city’s top 15 investment banks but also wants to be among the top 20 brokerages.
  • Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing plans to add to its suite of renminbi currency futures this quarter.
  • A reversal in trading patterns last week sent the yen as low as ¥109.70 against the dollar, but recent trading has been driven by aggressive hedge funds unwinding long yen positions ahead of a Bank of Japan (BoJ) meeting in late April.
  • State owned Georgian Oil & Gas Corporation has released initial price thoughts for its dollar bond, which a lead manager estimated offered around a 50bp new issue premium.
  • South Korea has been one of the most active Asian equity capital markets in 2016 with high expectations that IPO volumes this year will be its largest on record. The figures are reassuring, but the KRX appears hell bent on wooing southeast Asian issuers to its stock exchange. Focusing on its strengths instead would be far more fruitful.
  • British American Tobacco subsidiary Bentoel Internasional Investama is set to proceed with an up to Rph14tr ($1.1bn) rights issue, having won the go ahead from shareholders.
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