Greater China

Hong Kong-listed Beijing Properties (Holdings) has approached banks for a $200m fresh money syndicated loan.

In the latest Clawback, columnist Philippe Espinasse dissects the IPO approval and rejection process in Hong Kong, as the city’s licensed bankers play musical chairs.

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) is planning to launch a platform for pre-IPO funding of early stage companies using blockchain technology next year, its chief executive said this week.

Hong Kong-listed Sunac China Holdings has set its sights on the debt market for a dual tranche dollar bond, one week after sealing a HK$4.03bn ($516.2m) top-up placement.

The Singapore Exchange has admitted its 59th derivatives trading member, I-Access Investors, which is based in Hong Kong.

BMW Automotive Finance (China) Co is planning its second outing in China’s auto loan asset-backed securities market this year, with book building for the Rmb4bn ($595.7m) Bavarian Sky China 2017-2 set to start next week.

China Resources Land plans to issue its first mortgage or management fee-backed securities by the end of 2017, chief financial officer James Yu has told GlobalCapital Asia's sister publication GlobalRMB.

Deutsche Bank has lost its Hong Kong-based head of RMB solutions, part of a broader move by international banks away from offshore-specific RMB roles.

DLA Piper has named James Chang as a corporate partner in Beijing, the law firm said on Tuesday.

HSBC has hired a senior banker from UBS to oversee credit and lending products in its private banking unit in Asia.

China Chengtong Holdings Group, a pilot state-owned operating company, is offering investors a taste of its inaugural deal, launching a five year bullet on Tuesday.

Maiden dollar issuers China Logistics Property (CNLP) and Future Land Holdings Co are attracting bids for new bonds, adding to the high yield issuance from the Mainland.