China

The Taiwan Futures Exchange (Taifex) is set to launch the first exchange-traded options on RMB rates this month, the exchange told GlobalRMB. Taifex is also seeking regulatory approval to launch more A-shares index futures.

Chinese conglomerate, Citic, raised $1.25bn from dual-tranche dollar notes, which were its first outing to the dollar bond market since changes to its structure nearly two years ago. The markets were still jittery but the issuer was able to live up to its name value by effortlessly raising the target amount and saving costs.

The Asian Development Bank reaffirmed its desire to revisit the Chinese Panda bond market at a conference in Beijing last week, although any deal will hinge on the resolution of problems linked to accounting standards.

A senior banker covering onshore China loans at Standard Chartered is set to step into the shoes of Lewis Wong, who quit as regional head of loan syndications for Greater China and northeast Asia, in May.

CNY swaps have been offered on easing liquidity concerns and bets ahead of key data. Sources say weak inflation figures later in the week could flatten the 1s/5s curve slope. Meanwhile, BNS issued a 2-year dim sum bond, writes Deirdre Yeung of Total Derivatives.

While opinions range on how appropriate it will be for MSCI to go ahead with the inclusion of A-shares into its global benchmarks, the index provider has been giving greater space to US-listed Chinese stocks. But despite the decision on A-shares being just over a week away, market participants are still weighing the pros and cons.

Tianjin Infrastructure Construction (TJII), China State Construction Engineering Corporation Limited and ICBC’s Dubai branch are out in the dollar bond market on Tuesday with their respective fundraisings.

The successful distribution of a jumbo loan for ChemChina’s acquisition of Syngenta shows that Chinese banks have learned quickly from past mistakes. And as the trend of Chinese companies snapping up prized assets overseas intensifies, they will only get better at arranging large, complex deals.

ABC Financial Leasing has picked banks as it gets ready for a dollar appearance as early as next week.

China’s curb on capital outflows means the Panda bond market is yet to live up to the excitement generated by a series of high profile transactions last year. But György Barcza, CEO of the Hungary Government Debt Management Agency, is committed to pushing out a transaction even if the ability to repatriate proceeds offshore remains uncertain. Rev Hui reports.

The China Foreign Exchange Trade System (CFETS), managed by the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), signed a $65m agreement with FX and fixed income trading platform provider ICAP to develop the next generation of its core trading systems.

CNY swaps have been better offered across the curve today as corrective strength in the yuan supports the shorter maturities while Friday's weak US non-farm payrolls report is supporting the long-end. 1s/10s NDIRS is flatter on long-end outperformance. Data and holidays are to come later this week, writes Deirdre Yeung.