Greater China

China Evergrande Group raised $1.8bn in an unusual three-tranche deal on Tuesday that saw its chairman purchase $1bn of the notes as a show of support for the company.

China Citic Bank International gave in to investor demands for a higher yield on its additional tier one notes, compromising on price to secure a $500m trade.

Standard Chartered announced on October 29 that it had been granted a domestic fund custody licence by the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC).

Avic International Leasing Co netted $350m on Tuesday from a three year bond, opting for a slightly different pricing strategy by starting the deal at a relatively tight guidance.

S&P Global Ratings is expecting to get regulatory approval to set up in China as early as next month, a source familiar with the application process told GlobalRMB.

BNP Paribas (BNPP) has picked a senior global markets executive to run its China business, GlobalRMB understands. The bank has also lost its second head of RMB solutions team in two years.

Liaoning Chengda Biotechnology filed for a Hong Kong flotation on Tuesday through sponsors CLSA and GF Capital.

Foreign inflows to China’s onshore interbank bond market dropped to Rmb5.1bn ($734m) in September, down 91.5% from the previous month, amid narrowing spreads between China and the US and slowing economic growth.

Clawback columnist Philippe Espinasse says the latest proposals by Hong Kong’s Law Society could spell bad news for international securities lawyers in the city.

China's Guodong Network Communications is seeking a debut loan of up to €150m ($170m) in syndication.

Hong Kong equity investors may feel they need a break after a year of underperforming IPOs, sharp declines in valuations and protracted volatility. But don’t call time on the market just yet.

Oceanwide Holdings Co, a Chinese conglomerate but primarily a homebuilder, bagged a $215m bond on Monday, but not all the firms on the original syndicate team remained on the deal in the end.