Credit Suisse

Finma, the Swiss regulator, has set out new capital standards for UBS and Credit Suisse, covering the “too big to fail” capital buffer. As a result, UBS will need capital totalling 19.2% of risk weighted assets, while Credit Suisse will need 16.7% by 2019.

London-based insurance company Aon and defunct French mortgage lender Caisse Centrale du Credit Immobilier de France (3CIF) are taking advantage of the recent undersupply in the FIG primary market to price senior deals, with 3CIF tapping the short end of the maturity curve and Aon going long.

Alibaba moved a stepped closer to its high anticipated IPO with the company filing its preliminary prospectus to the US Securities and Exchange Commission on May 6.

Bank of China is back for more offshore renminbi funding, this time through its Luxembourg branch, having mandated banks for a new bond.

South Africa's FirstRand Bank made its Swiss franc debut on Tuesday afternoon, with leads able to outstrip the issuer's minimum size ambitions.

Online cosmetics marketplace operator launched the bookbuilding process for its IPO in New York on May 7 in a transaction worth up to $194m and pitching its shares at a huge discount to its closest rival.

Yanzhou Coal Mining is meeting fixed income investors in Hong Kong and Singapore this week.

China Cinda Asset Management opened the books for a Reg S/ 144A dual tranche issue on Wednesday morning. Despite the complex nature of the issuer’s business, dealers are optimistic that the transaction will be able to overcome the challenges that China Orient Asset Management faced last year.

Online recruitment service provider Zhaopin is set to list on the New York Stock Exchange having filed for a $100m IPO on May 5.

Integrated Dental Holdings, the UK dental care group owned by Carlyle, returned to the sterling high yield market on Monday for a £100m tap of its December 2018 floating rate notes.

Swiss property firm Hiag Immobilien launched bookbuilding on its IPO on Tuesday, as analysts worried about the real estate market in the country.

Emerging markets-focused miner First Quantum is embarking on a roadshow for a $650m dollar denominated bond, returning to the market as a much larger company after the acquisition of Inmet last year.