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Oliver Brinkmann has joined JP Morgan as head of corporate banking for Asia Pacific, according to an internal memo seen by GlobalCapital Asia.

Citi has named two new co-heads for the debt capital markets syndicate desk in Asia Pacific, succeeding James Arnold who is taking up another position within the bank.

As bitcoin investors reel from losses sustained last year, UK bitcoin exchange group Coinfloor has spun off its futures arm into a new exchange that will be owned by a number of firms and prominent individuals in the cryptocurrency market.

Guotai Junan International Holdings paid a premium over the curve of some of its Chinese brokerage peers for a $200m bond on Monday.

Chengdu Expressway Co’s HK$880m ($112.3m) IPO has marked the start of a quiet week for the Hong Kong equity capital markets.

Standard Chartered has hired two loans syndicate bankers, in Hong Kong and Shanghai respectively, according to a source close to the move.

Chinese state-owned energy company Beijing Enterprises Water Group (BEWG) is preparing its sixth Panda bond, and the first deal in the asset class for 2019, offering a Rmb1bn seven year and a Rmb1bn 10 year tranche.

Hong Kong Airlines is set to provide the year’s first test case of the strength of the Asian debt market as investors lose faith in the carrier’s ability to repay a $550m bond due in just over two weeks.

A senior loans syndicate banker at Bank of China (Hong Kong) has left the firm, according to a source close to the situation.

Wayne Green, head of loan syndicate and sales for Asia Pacific at BNP Paribas, has relocated to Sydney for another position, according to sources close to the situation.

China Kepei Education will launch investor education for its Hong Kong IPO next week, according to a source close to the transaction.

China Everbright Greentech, an environmental protection service provider under China Everbright International, is testing lenders’ appetite for a HK$800m ($102m) syndicated loan.