China

A glimpse of the future has arrived with the publication of a report modelling the credit risk banks face from drought. The effect on loan portfolios could be severe — and the research illustrates the new kinds of risk management banks will have to do as the world’s climate becomes more volatile.

Aluminum Corp of China, Peking University Founder Group, Beijing Enterprises Holdings and Singapore’s Oxley Holdings all walked away with new bonds on Wednesday, wrapping up a blockbuster issuance week ahead of Easter.

CMB Financial Leasing is in the market for a $350m bullet that launched via three leads on Thursday, according to a banker arranging the deal.

CCB Life Insurance Company on Wednesday sold a core tier two subordinated bond under China’s Risk-Oriented Solvency System (C-ROSS), becoming only the second issuer to do so. While the offshore market has seen increasing supply from Mainland insurers, the outlook for more core T2 issuance is unclear.

Want Want China Finance is pursuing a new dollar bond offering, mandating banks for the deal this week.

The friendly meeting between US president Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping last week has ushered in warmer relations, with Trump stating on April 12 that the US Treasury will not label China a currency manipulator. Meanwhile, the two sides are working on a framework for greater market access to be delivered in just over three months.

China Huishan Dairy Holdings’ credentials have gone from bad to worse after it said on Monday that an event of default has been declared on its $200m loan, once again turning the spotlight on lending to non state-backed firms. While some bankers shrugged off the matter as a one off, others fear that getting lending approvals is set to become even more difficult. Shruti Chaturvedi reports.

Bank of China hit Asia's debt market hard on Tuesday, unleashing a huge deal spanning four currencies and six tranches. The $3.1bn-equivalent deal was designed to make a statement to the market that it should not forget China’s Belt and Road initiative, DCM bankers said. Morgan Davis and Addison Gong report.

Lianyungang Port Group and property developer Golden Wheel Tiandi Holdings Company raised a combined $500m on Tuesday, wrapping up their fundraisings ahead of Easter.

Chinese corporates and FIGs contributed to most of the primary supply in Asia DCM on Tuesday, with China Oil and Gas Group, Yida China Holdings and Citic Securities snapping up a combined $1.45bn.

The Singapore Exchange (SGX) and Shanghai Pudong Development Bank (SPDB) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Wednesday aimed at strengthening cross-border capital market access.

The slightly softer tone in the Asian markets on Tuesday did not deter issuers from flocking to the debt market, with as many as eight borrowers bagging new bonds. And the momentum continued on Wednesday, with a handful of firms opening their transactions.