Greater China

The £1bn rights issue of DS Smith, the last big ECM deal scheduled before the summer has been completed. The UK and European market is now preparing for what is expected to be a "very busy" September.

China Fortune Land Co and Sunac China Holdings have closed new dollar bonds, following a pair of successful taps that proved the market is returning to form.

Chinese property company Sino-Ocean Group Holdings rolled out a rare corporate floating rate bond on Tuesday, bringing home $700m after big demand from investors.

Almost half of the international investors surveyed by the Asian Corporate Governance Association (ACGA) disagree with MSCI’s decision to include A-shares in its emerging markets (EM) index. The survey shows that foreign investors continue to face obstacles when investing onshore.

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is delaying a review into allowing corporations to own shares with weighted voting rights (WVRs), potentially giving the Singapore Exchange, its chief rival, a leg-up in the race to host technology IPOs.

Foreign investors are holding more Chinese bonds than ever before, and they are ready to grab even more, according to a recent survey by S&P. Sentiment is likely to stay bullish as China’s monetary policy diverges from the US and the onshore market continues to grow, say analysts.

Pintec Technology Holdings is gauging investor appetite for its IPO on the Nasdaq ahead of roadshows that are expected to start next Wednesday.

UBS has hired two senior equity capital markets bankers formerly with JP Morgan for its Asia operations.

Chinese developer Yuzhou Properties has followed the success of fellow property company Agile Group Holdings by tapping its existing bonds. While high yield issuers have struggled in recent weeks, improving investor sentiment is offering some high yield borrowers fund raising opportunities.

Hope Education Group’s Hong Kong IPO has been swamped by investors, with the HK$3.2bn ($408m) fundraising covered across the price range by Tuesday evening.

China's Viva Biotech Holdings is planning to float on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, having filed a draft prospectus with the bourse on Monday.

GLP rode the wave of bullish sentiment engulfing China’s bond market to pocket Rmb1.5bn ($223.7m) from a Panda issuance last week, returning to the interbank market. The issuer is already planning a follow-up.