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Three managing directors in the investment bank of Malaysia’s CIMB are understood to have left to join corporate finance outfit ZJ advisory, a source close to the moves said.

A $300m dual-tranche borrowing for a subsidiary of palm oil producer Golden-Agri Resources has launched into syndication. The money was funded by four banks in mid-2015.

Malaysian low cost carrier AirAsia is set to make its first outing to the international bond market having mandated three banks to arrange a series of fixed income meetings.

Ranhill Holdings will sell shares in its MR807.5m ($188.32m) IPO in Malaysia at a ceiling of MR1.70 apiece, with the trade slated to launch by the end of January, said a banker.

CIMB Group has picked former HSBC Amanah Malaysia chief, Mohamed Rafe bin Mohamed Haneef, to head its Islamic banking operations following the resignation of the previous CEO.

ANZ consolidates its leading position in fixed income while CIMB proves it is a force to be reckoned with in commodities, writes Anthony Chan.

YiChang HEC ChangJiang Pharmecutical Co has settled on a price range for its H-share float, with bookbuilding to kick off on December 14.

For the third part of our annual awards, we cover Best Local Currency Bond, Best Securitization, Best High Yield Bond, Best Investment Grade Corporate Bond, Best Financial Bond, Best Sovereign Bond, Best Local Currency Bond House and Best G3 Bond House.

In the first instalment of our 2015 awards, we present the winners for Best Project Financing, Best Leveraged Financing, Best Investment Grade Loan and Best Loans House.

The Republic of Indonesia has gone against its normal strategy of raising conventional dollar bonds at the start of the year by issuing a massive $3.5bn dual-tranche offering on December 1. It broke with its policy for the first time in years in a bid to lock in low rates ahead of this month’s expected rate hike by the Federal Reserve.

Malaysia’s Hong Leong Financial Group has sealed its MR1.1bn ($261m) rights issue as shareholders piled into the trade, leading to an oversubscription.

The Republic of Indonesia has returned to the dollar bond market for the third time this year for an up to $4bn deal, while eHi Car Services and Golden Wheel Tiandi Holdings are attracting high yield bids.