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Asia’s dollar bond issuers hit pause this week as all eyes turned to the outcome of the nail-bitingly close US presidential election. With the result still uncertain on Thursday, but signs showing a Joe Biden victory as a possibility, some bankers in the region reckon the debt market may be at full throttle from next week. Morgan Davis reports. -
Fujian Yango Group Co returned with another high yielding bond on Tuesday, making it the only Asian issuer to brave the primary dollar debt market ahead of the US election.
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Aston Martin’s rescue financing was battered by brutal markets late last week, with the Crossover widening around 40bp between announcement and pricing, and risky triple-C rated bonds selling off still further. Tuesday’s price talk of high 8% to 9% proved far too ambitious for the troubled UK car manufacturer and the deal eventually cleared at 10.5% on Friday afternoon, with investors offered extra upside through a longer non-call to tempt them into the book.
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Shandong Iron & Steel Group Co was forced to pay 50bp more than it expected for a new $500m three year bond on Thursday, despite trying to appeal to investors with a positive spin on its future fundraising plans.
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BNP Paribas has shaken up its advisory business to address underperformance in its home market, but this must be more than a quick fix to restore national pride, writes David Rothnie.
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A Climate Bonds Initiative and Credit Suisse document on ‘financing credible transitions’ may help to create a market standard for judging when a company is moving to a net-zero carbon future. One of its creators said that, in theory, firms could raise dedicated transition equity as well as debt.
