Hong Kong SAR

China Boqi Environmental Holdings has kicked off bookbuilding for its up to HK$908m ($116.1m) Hong Kong IPO, supported by a handful of anchor orders and a single cornerstone investor.

Senior fixed income banker Michael Luk has joined CLSA as global head of debt capital markets, after a one year stint with the Singapore Exchange.

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) has released its long-awaited guidelines on dual-class shares, clearing the way for Chinese firms such as Alibaba Group Holdings to have a secondary listing in the city for the first time.

MUFG Securities Asia has named Royal Bank of Scotland veteran Pierre Ferland as its new chief executive.

The People’s Bank of China has laid out its next moves to upgrade the domestic bond markets, including better market standards, clearer default rules and further opening to foreign investors — steps that could make regulators less active in the corporate debt market.

MUFG Securities Asia has appointed Royal Bank of Scotland veteran Pierre Ferland as its new chief executive officer, effective on February 20.

Are poker skills correlated with deep insights into the financial markets? I certainly hope not.

Ganfeng Lithium Co, the world’s largest producer of lithium metals, has filed a draft IPO prospectus with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Tianli Education International Holdings filed a draft IPO prospectus with Hong Kong’s stock exchange on Tuesday, joining the ever-growing group of Chinese education firms listing in the city.

Morgan Stanley has appointed Simon Herrmann as head of Asia Pacific financial institutions group and Mohamed Atmani to head the region’s financial sponsors group, according to internal memos seen by GlobalCapital Asia.

Chinese smartphone and laptop maker Lenovo Group has approached lenders in the offshore loan market for a $1bn fundraising.

Jiangxi Bank has filed a draft prospectus for its Hong Kong IPO, with the Chinese lender appointing two firms as sponsors.