Bank of China

Bank of China and Standard Chartered (China) completed the first interest rate swaps under China’s new repurchasing fixing rate (FDR) on May 31. Experts say the recently introduced rates will better reflect liquidity in the market and work in the favour of foreign banks.

DBS Group Holdings and HSBC Holdings are wooing debt investors, with the former seeking a dollar senior deal, and the latter a Singapore dollar perpetual. The Export-Import Bank of China (Chexim) is also collecting bids for its fundraising.

The Export-Import Bank of China (Chexim) is set to hold investor calls for a euro fixed rate five year bond and a dollar floating rate three year. India’s Canara Bank, meanwhile, will meet accounts in Asia and Europe for its first dollar outing since 2013.

Chinese steel producer Shougang Corporation has mandated banks for its inaugural euro bond, with roadshow set to begin on Wednesday.

UK airport Heathrow landed orders for more than five times its £250m offering on Wednesday, in a week with less than €500m of new paper in sterling and euros in the high yield bond market.

China Citic Bank International issued its first Panda bond this week, pricing a Rmb3bn ($437m) three year. The proceeds will remain onshore, but it is understood the deal will help meet the borrower’s funding needs for both the mainland and Hong Kong.

Germany's Daimler has rapidly returned to the Panda bond market, pricing a dual-trancher last week. Its deal was followed by China Power New Energy Development Company (CPNE)’s debut green Panda, a rarity in the renminbi market.

Toyota Motor Finance (China) Co priced the senior notes of its Rmb3bn ($434.5m) Glory 2017 Phase I Auto Loan Credit Asset-backed Securities on Tuesday. The deal had some rarity value as it is only the second auto ABS offered by the originator in China in three years.

BOC Aviation is out with a five year bond while Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Dubai branch is making a swift return to the market with a euro offering following a dollar outing on Monday. More deals are also in the pipeline.

Less than two months since its last ABS outing, SAIC-GMAC Automotive Finance has already set its sights on its second China auto ABS of the year. The four-portion Rmb4bn ($580m) Rongteng 2017-2 Retail Auto Mortgage Loan Securitization is set to open next Monday.

Volkswagen (VW) priced the senior class A and class B portions of its Rmb4.5bn ($652.66m) Driver China Six Trust on May 12. The originator opted for a pure static asset pool for its first 2017 ABS outing, having gone down the revolving route in its last transaction.

One of Asia’s most frequent borrowers BOC Aviation has mandated six firms for a dollar-denominated Reg S outing, with roadshow set to take place early next week.