China

Chinese financial institutions are leading a revival in Asia’s loan market as they take advantage of a shift in market dynamics to tackle their refinancing needs. Borrowers from other industries are also likely to join the action before long — if only to get ahead of a possible US interest rate hike after a rise in inflation, writes Pan Yue.

China Water Affairs Group has made a rare outing in the debt market for a $200m green bond.

Four Chinese property companies rushed into the dollar bond market on Monday, following weeks of limited to no supply from the sector.

New Hope Service Holdings, a Chinese property manager, has launched its Hong Kong listing of up to HK$940m ($121m). It already has the support of Xiaomi Corp and Ke Holdings.

Seven Chinese issuers bagged Rmb7.3bn ($1.14bn) from their inaugural sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) in the onshore market, as part of Beijing’s efforts to meet its ambitious carbon goals.

Chinese health insurance and healthcare crowdfunding platform Waterdrop has raised $360m after pricing its US IPO at the top of the marketed range.

China’s auto loan ABS market reopened strongly in May after a quiet few weeks, with SAIC-GMAC Automotive Finance Co, Volkswagen Finance (China) Co and domestic originator FAW Auto Finance Co all looking to price deals this week.

Guandong Haid Group Co, a Chinese agricultural and animal husbandry company, is in the loan market with its debut offshore borrowing of up to $400m.

In this round-up, the China Securities Regulatory Commission plans to ask companies to include separate chapters for corporate governance as well as environmental and social responsibilities in their annual financial reports, and three Chinese telecommunications companies will be dropped from the New York Stock Exchange after an unsuccessful appeal.

Property developer and manager Kaisa Group Holdings has raised HK$2.59bn ($332.97m) from shareholders of its Hong Kong listed stock, to be partly used to fund an acquisition.

Three regular dollar bond issuers from China were the first out of the gates to tap investors on Thursday following a long holiday in the Mainland.

In this round-up, China’s trade surplus jumps in the first four months of the year, regulators unveil details for implementing the cross-border Wealth Management Connect pilot scheme between the Mainland, Hong Kong and Macau, and Beijing decides to suspend all activity under the China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue.