Greater China

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China’s Ministry of Finance will hold its second offshore renminbi (CNH) bond auction of the year on October 10, when it will tap its first transaction from July. The new Rmb5bn offering will come two weeks after the People’s Bank of China announced plans to also start issuing CNH-denominated bills in Hong Kong.

Jack Ang is leaving his position as director of bond syndicate at Société Générale to join ANZ, GlobalCapital Asia understands.

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is looking to boost governance of listed companies through a new proposal, but is this in the best interest of shareholders? Clawback columnist Philippe Espinasse has his say.

Fortune Choice is tapping the offshore loan market for a HK$5.2bn ($664m) fundraising to support the development of a residential building in Hong Kong.

Innovent Biologics is gauging investor appetite for an IPO in Hong Kong that could hit screens by mid-next week, according to a banker on the trade.

Tencent Music Entertainment Group has started pre-deal investor education for one of the highest-profile IPOs by a Chinese firm in the US this year.

Natixis has picked two bankers to lead its corporate coverage across Greater China through an internal promotion and a new hire.

Hong Kong-based blank cheque company Alberton Acquisition has filed for approval to list on the Nasdaq.

The Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China has mandated 12 banks to work on its planned $3bn return to the bond market, which could come next week.

Hong Kong-based Alex Yuen has resigned from JP Morgan’s equity capital markets team, GlobalCapital Asia understands.

Société Générale became the first foreign bank to sell a Taiwanese dollar-denominated green bond on Tuesday, giving a fillip to the island state’s nascent green market.