BNP Paribas

The Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEx) group has hired former BNP Paribas (BNPP) head of RMB Julien Martin to join its fixed income and currencies (FIC) group.

Swedish Export Credit Corporation had to brave turbulent conditions on Friday to wrap up a flurry of dollar benchmarks from public sector issuers this week.

Tianjian state-owned Tianfang Hospitality Reit, which is looking to list in Singapore, is delaying its $200m-$250m IPO amid the current rocky market conditions and the deadly explosions in Tianjin port, said sources.

Tata Power's subsidiary Khopoli Investments is making a quick return to the loan market, mandating six lenders to arrange a $300m refinancing.

The dollar pipeline for SSAs showed no signs of closing on Thursday, as an agency mandated, a supranational printed, and bankers suggested that next week will be even busier.

The European Investment Bank opened up a new line in its Climate Awareness Bond product on Thursday.And despite paying little or no new issue premium was able to increase the deal’s size.

Trio to arrange $500m for SBI — NewOcean Energy returns for $170m — China duo clinch $1.1bn Wuxi take-private loan — Tiphone out for $184m — Kingboard to increase from HK$5bn

French banks Natixis and BNP Paribas have rejigged their Asian loan syndication teams.

A Dutch agency re-opened the euro benchmark sector for SSAs on Wednesday, selling its largest bond in the currency for more than three years after opting for an intraday execution.

State Bank of India has mandated three banks for a new $500m financing, hitting the loan syndication market roughly a year since its previous deal.

A pair of public sector borrowers — including a super rare issuer in dollars — have nipped in ahead of a data laden September to bring deals this week, following the lead of Denmark’s KommuneKredit.

SSA issuers coming in dollars before the next US payroll data release on September 4 are likely to take a conservative approach — a route already taken by two borrowers this week.