Greater China

I think the French got it right when they recently decided that employees should be able to ignore work emails after hours.

Goldman Sachs’ ECM team in Hong Kong has shrunk, with the departure of the co-head of ECM syndicate for Asia Pacific ex-Japan.

China Aoyuan Property Group raised $250m in the first bond issuance from Asia ex-Japan this year, with investors flocking to the deal and driving the order book to a 10 times subscription.

China’s WuXi BioLogics is looking south of the border to Hong Kong to go public, preparing an IPO that could raise $300m, according to a banker close to the deal.

ANZ has hired a former DCM syndicate banker from Citi for its Asia bonds desk.

Rabobank’s capital markets operation in Hong Kong has undergone senior staff changes with the departure of a veteran loans banker and the appointment of a new capital markets head.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) plans to introduce options on the Chinese renminbi currency, as well as a US dollar/offshore renminbi contract, having gained approval from the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong.

Guangzhou Rural Commercial Bank Co is seeking regulatory approval for a $2bn IPO, having filed a draft prospectus with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) on Wednesday.

Diesel engine maker Weichai Power has gathered liquidity from 13 lenders during the general phase of its €310m ($334m) five year loan.

The next chapter of the renminbi internationalisation process could soon be taking place in the commodities market with Amundi Asset Management predicting the rise of petro-renminbi in 2017.

Automobile parts maker Zhongding Hong Kong is back in the loans market after a year and a half for a €150m ($156.6m) three year facility.

Chinese sportswear manufacturer Xtep International Holdings has doubled the size of its latest borrowing to $200m after finding demand from a group of nine banks.