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Standard Chartered has made a series of changes to its business in north Asia, including appointing a new chief executive in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong-based insurer FWD priced a $250m subordinated, perpetual dollar denominated note on Tuesday off the back of a $6.75bn order book, making the deal around 26 times covered.

Nanya Technology Corp got the convertible bond market in Asia off to a fabulous start this week, with demand far exceeding supply on its $500m return to equity-linked.

The head of debt syndicate for Asia Pacific at Natixis is understood to have resigned from the bank.

Hong Kong’s market watchdog has named Standard Chartered and UBS as defendants in a suit over the botched 2009 IPO of China Forestry Holdings Co.

Bank of Communications' investment banking arm is set to separate from its parent and list in Hong Kong, according to a draft prospectus it filed with the city’s bourse.

TPG Stallion Holdings has raised HK$542.7m ($70.0m) after offloading a chunk of its shares in Chinese firm Li Ning Co.

Hong Kong's United Photovoltaics and Chinese issuers Reward Science and Technology Industry Group Co, Beijing Capital Group and Yuzhou Properties Company all launched new dollar transactions Wednesday amid a flurry of pre-holiday issuance.

Details of the long-awaited China-Hong Kong Bond Connect scheme are set to be unveiled soon by the Hong Kong Exchange (HKEX), providing a whole new asset class for Mutual Market Access investors.

Just two months after its last outing, China Huarong Asset Management Co has returned to bond market with a new three year and a senior perpetual.

China Energy Reserve and Chemicals Group is making its debut in the offshore loan market with a deal of up to $400m launched by a single mandated lead arranger and bookrunner on Tuesday.

Taiwan-listed Nanya Technology Corp is in the market for a $500m zero coupon convertible bond, launching the trade on Tuesday evening.