Greater China

Baidu managed to raise $1.5bn from a dual-tranche bond on Thursday, but a choppy market backdrop meant the notes took a battering in the aftermarket.

Deutsche Bank has appointed Lok Yim as chief country officer for Hong Kong, succeeding Peter Lo who is retiring from the German bank after 15 years.

Beijing Jingneng Clean Energy has launched a $220m green loan into syndication, the first of its kind for the company.

China Renaissance has brought in ECM banker Dennis Leung as a managing director, investment banking, based in Hong Kong.

Mainland online credit card manager 51 Credit Card submitted a draft IPO prospectus to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Thursday.

A US presidential memo from Trump against China kicks off what could become a series of tit-for-tat tariff moves.

The head of the banking watchdog keeps his job after merger with insurance regulator, officials waive taxes on RMB-denominated oil futures for international brokers and investors, and Fitch says it is maintaining China’s sovereign rating thanks to positive growth and debt trends.

Mainland firms Hope Education Group and Beijing Huatu Hongyang Education & Culture Corp are seeking the green light to launch IPOs in Hong Kong.

There was a time when Asia’s dollar bond market was just a sideshow to the global market, offering little in the way of excitement, sophistication or innovation. How times change, as Rashmi Kumar finds out.

Asia’s loan market has seen big shifts over the past three decades, with regional banks competing head-on with international lenders and the institutional market gathering pace. But some key ingredients are still missing, writes Rashmi Kumar.

Asian investors’ rise to dominance has caused a repricing across the region’s capital markets, and raised questions about just where US and European deals should price. How much further can regional liquidity rise in importance? GlobalCapital Asia finds out.

Asia’s local currency bond markets, which received a big fillip following the region’s financial crisis in 1997, have come a long way as economies work towards insulating themselves from global volatility. But although the region’s economies are now in better shape, there is no room for complacency, writes Rashmi Kumar.