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An accounting standard was launched on Wednesday that could prove a major step forward in how banks and investors calculate their contributions to climate change, and their progress towards net zero emissions.

Chinese beauty company Yatsen Holding has set its New York Stock Exchange IPO in motion, kicking off bookbuilding for a $616.9m listing.

JD Health International, Evergrande Property Services Group, detergent maker Blue Moon Group Holdings and video marketing company Netjoy Holdings have started pre-marketing their Hong Kong IPOs.

Klépierre, the French shopping centre operator, and UPM–Kymmene, the Finnish paper company, were two of a handful of names to receive raucous receptions from the bond market this week. Issuers benefited as a wave of market-friendly news turned the focus in Europe’s high grade bond market back to a risk on mode.

Adidas, the German sportswear company, has signed a €1.5bn loan to replace an emergency facility from KfW signed during the worst of the coronavirus pandemic. It has raised €3bn of debt since taking the crisis loan.

Klépierre, the French shopping centre operator, and car finance bank FCA Bank pulled in solid bond issues on Monday, as a wave of market-friendly news is expected to increase opportunistic issuance in the coming weeks.

Chinese video-sharing platform Kuaishou Technology is planning to float in Hong Kong, having filed a draft prospectus with the city’s stock exchange.

Waste Management was the first issuer to tap the dollar bond market after Tuesday's US presidential election, taking the plunge as vote counting continued and Joe Biden edged towards victory.

It’s a pity the irreversible damage to our world’s lungs through the wanton destruction of its rainforests does not come with the same stark health warning found on a packet of cigarettes. If it did, the world’s largest banks and asset managers might be shamed into giving up their dirty habit.

New Oriental Education & Technology Group is set to raise HK$10.1bn ($1.3bn) as it guides investors toward final pricing for its secondary offering in Hong Kong.

Ping An Insurance-backed Lufax Holdings is expected to price its American depositary shares at the top of guidance, following a large turnout from global heavyweight investors for its IPO.

New Oriental Education & Technology Group, one of China’s largest private education companies, has kicked off bookbuilding for a Hong Kong secondary listing worth around $1.4bn.