Banks

Aluminium Corporation of China (Chinalco) made a grand market return on Wednesday, sealing a $750m perpetual bond on the back of a book that reached $8bn at its peak.

IHS, an African telecoms provider, is returning to the bond market to take advantage of excellent market conditions and refinance its outstanding 2021 bond.

Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) has made a quick follow-up to its dollar market debut, rolling out a new dual-tranche deal less than two months after it sold its maiden bonds.

Chinese online insurance platform Huize Holding is planning an up to $150m IPO of American Depository Shares (ADS), filing a draft prospectus with the market regulator on Wednesday.

Ukrainian grain and sunflower producer Kernel is set to amend and extend an existing syndicated loan, according to bankers familiar with the deal. The transaction marks one of the few intermittent spots of activity in the Ukrainian loan market.

Goldman Sachs has picked Marc Nachmann, co-head of the investment banking division, to jointly run its securities division in the US, following the retirement of Marty Chavez.

ANZ has made some changes to its infrastructure financing team in Asia, relocating Gareth Coleman to Singapore from Cambodia.

CCB Leasing added $300m to its 3.5% 2024 bonds on Wednesday, taking the total size of the transaction to $800m.

Five new corporate bond issues including a €3bn issue from AT&T hit the market on Wednesday, after Danaher had completed its €6.25bn deal on Tuesday, leaving room for more companies to borrow.

Salt, the Swiss telecommunications company controlled by a French billionaire Xavier Niel, is touring Europe this week marketing senior secured notes, as it attempts to refinance a large chunk of its existing debt.

The Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities Market Standards Board (FMSB), a body which aims to establish good practice and conduct standards in wholesale markets, is in a legal dispute with a former employee. It relates to expert witness work he conducted for an FX trading misconduct case involving Deutsche Bank, which is alleged to have complained about his involvement.

SSA issuers of dollar bonds were able to push harder on spread than they have in recent weeks on Wednesday, surprising syndicate bankers away from the deals.