Bank of America

Bank of America Merrill Lynch has made three senior moves in its European client clearing operations for futures, options and OTC products.

World Bank’s $5bn July 2021 was the solitary benchmark available for BondMarker scoring in the week commencing July 16 — and voters rewarded the supranational for picking a window that it had all to itself.

HDFC Asset Management Co is set to raise Rp28bn ($407.5m) from its IPO after a vast show of demand from institutions and non-institutional investors, according to a source close to the deal.

US companies stayed away from issuing bonds this week, amid continuing volatility and concerns about second quarter earnings after Facebook offered "bombshell guidance".

Singapore’s Temasek Holdings raised $1.35bn on Wednesday from the sale of a 10 year bond, proving that investors still have the appetite for longer tenors if the credit is right.

Telecommunications infrastructure giant China Tower found huge demand for its multi-billion-dollar IPO this week as it kicked off bookbuilding in Hong Kong. The deal is a counter-balance to a flood of technology listings in the market this year. Jonathan Breen reports.

Pinduoduo, one of China’s hottest technology start-ups, sealed its $1.6bn IPO at the top end as expected, but not all American Depository Share (ADS) listings were so lucky this week as investors remained on edge.

South Korea’s steel company Posco returned to the dollar bond market on Wednesday, breaking a seven year hiatus. It easily locked up a $500m trade after investors lapped up the rare notes.

Nonghyup Bank returned to the dollar market on Monday, making the most of an improvement in investor sentiment. The South Korean bank was able to price its new bond with little to no new issue premium.

Mainland telecommunications infrastructure giant China Tower hit the road on Monday to start drumming up interest in its HK$68.1bn ($8.7bn) IPO, according to a senior banker on the deal.

Management at Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley used second quarter earnings calls to reassure investors about their exposure to leveraged loans, under questioning from RBC Capital Markets’ Gerard Cassidy, as fears grow about leverage levels and weak covenants.

IHS Markit exploited the lull in high-grade supply to grab investor attention with its investment grade debut.