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A new piece of antitrust regulation planned by Beijing has weighed on the already weak sentiment on overseas listed Chinese technology stocks.

Sustainability-linked financing is set to grow in private credit after direct lender sets new record

Record low coupons should give way to new pricing methods in the additional tier one market

Large European banks are tipped to bring their deal plans forward after they saw Barclays make the most of summer funding this week. The UK issuer proved firms will not have to wait until September to be confident of attracting big books at tight spreads.

There are worrying signs in the way Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena’s tier twos have traded after UniCredit signalled its interest in the bank.

Bank of China took its pivot away from Libor-linked bonds further this week by selling a dollar note tied to the secured overnight financing rate (Sofr) and a sterling-denominated deal that was the first Sonia-linked bond from a Chinese issuer. While BOC’s transaction was important, bankers say the new benchmarks are still slow to take off in Asia. Morgan Davis reports.

It’s time for investors to pressure borrowers to emphasise Scope 3 emissions if they want to make the difference to climate change they claim they do.

South Korea’s financial regulator has stepped up scrutiny of big IPOs recently, disrupting a few listings and stoking concerns about a pullback in deal flow. Investors have so far been undeterred — but it’s time they start paying attention.

In one of the largest deals in the loan market this year, Stellantis, the Netherlands based company formed from the merger of Fiat Chrysler (FCA) and Peugeot (PSA), has secured a €12bn revolving credit facility. The fresh debt will refinance revolvers from the two car companies.

Communication is the only real policy tool where the European Central Bank still has wiggle room.

Mining firm Compañía de Minas Buenaventura sent a strong message about Peruvian companies’ access to capital markets on Tuesday, pricing its debut bond issue through guidance the day after Pedro Castillo — a leftist teacher who has pledged to hike taxes on miners and redraft the country’s constitution — was confirmed as Peru’s next president.

Car Inc is seeking a new loan after an absence of five years from the market, but it will have to navigate the fallout from Luckin Coffee’s past governance concerns and the latest crackdown by China on technology companies to get its deal across the finish line. Pan Yue reports.