Greater China

One month from the US regulator fining the New York unit of Mega International Commercial Bank, Taiwanese lenders are feeling the pressure and facing an unprecedented level of scrutiny on their existing loan books. But the extra paperwork should be viewed as a minor inconvenience with long-term benefits.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing will introduce a ‘volatility control mechanism’ next month for its derivatives market in a bid to stop trading errors and other incidents causing extreme price volatility.

The African Development Bank could follow the lead of the World Bank in issuing a bond denominated in special drawing rights, its treasurer has told GlobalCapital.

The Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association has published a set of guidelines for managing powers of attorney (POA) on Hong Kong IPOs.

Baird has appointed Lydia Xu as managing director and head of China investment banking in Shanghai as part of the firm’s strategy to expand its operations in Asia.

Beijing Capital Development Holdings (Group) Co,also known as Shokai Group, is preparing for a dollar-denominated bond.

Hong Kong underground rail operator MTR Corp is selling a 10 year green bond and is set to become only the second green debt issuer from the city.

ANZ has made some 30 people redundant across its institutional banking divisions in New York, London and Asia.

Citic Group has become the first Chinese issuer to tap the Japanese yen market in 16 years, opening the door for borrowers from the mainland to access liquidity in the Samurai market.

ICBC Sydney issued a Rmb1.2bn ($177m) dim sum bond on Thursday, tapping investor interest for short term liquidity with a two year offering.

A unit of e-commerce platform Cogobuy Group has close to doubled the size of its debut syndicated loan to $194.5m following an oversubscription from nine banks.

China Resources Pharmaceutical Group priced its Hong Kong IPO near the middle of expectations on Friday morning, raising HK$14bn ($1.8bn) after investors stormed into the trade.