China

BMW Auto Finance (China) has wrapped up its last foray of the year into the Chinese auto loan ABS market with a tightly priced deal. A diverse group of investors took up the senior tranche of the Rmb8bn ($1.14bn) trade, said bankers.

In this round-up, MSCI is set to give a boost to China A-shares again at the end of the month, CPI inflation accelerated to the fastest pace in seven years and the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has decided to allow unprofitable companies to list on the ChiNext board.

State-owned Chinese bond issuer Tewoo Group Co has picked firms to manage $1.25bn of its offshore debt as maturities loom, and is eyeing a potential exchange offer.

In this round-up, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) sold Rmb30bn ($4.3bn) of central bank bills in Hong Kong, China’s foreign reserves grew slightly and the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) took an important step to improving foreign participation in its Star market.

In this round-up, China hinted at de-escalating tariffs as phase-one trade deal nears, Chinese president Xi Jinping assured foreign investors of the country’s determination to open up and the Financial Stability and Development Committee (FSDC) met to discuss banks’ capital needs.

China Huarong Asset Management Co managed to achieve aggressive pricing for its latest $1bn dual-tranche transaction.

Chinese local government financing vehicles (LGFVs) Changsha Pilot Investment Holdings Group Co and Lanzhou Construction Investment (Holding) Group Co rode the recent positive sentiment in the sector, raising a combined $650m from dollar bonds.

Chinese government-owned Beijing Capital Group Co sold a $500m perpetual deal on Thursday, just a couple of weeks ahead of the scheduled call date of an old bond by its real estate arm.

Chinese infant milk formula maker Feihe has raised HK$6.7bn ($856m) from its Hong Kong IPO. Investors put in enough orders to cover the deal by multiple times at the bottom of guidance.

Chinese hotel company Huazhu Group has launched a roughly $1bn loan into general syndication, raising the money in part to help fund an acquisition of a German rival. But bankers are debating whether the borrower should be treated as a real estate company. Pan Yue reports.

China’s Ministry of Finance has raised €4bn from a three tranche deal, returning to the euro market after 15 years away. The bond is expected to encourage Chinese issuers from across the credit spectrum to tap the euro market, writes Addison Gong.

Guangzhou Metro Group Co raised $200m from a popular return to the dollar bond market on Wednesday, while two of its Chinese local government financing vehicle (LGFV) peers made their offshore debuts.