HSBC

HSBC has announced three appointments in its e-trading business, which, according a memo seen by GlobalCapital, 'plays a pivotal role in the transformation of our fixed income business'.

Four European lenders have turned down a $2bn loan for National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD), while local banks are starting to return to secondary markets for the first time in a year — signs that the Middle Eastern loan market could see a different set of banks driving it in 2017. Elly Whittaker reports.

Asia’s brokerages have needed to stay nimble in the face of volatile markets and changing regulation that has tested their industry. HSBC and CLSA are well placed to meet the challenge after coming out top in the Asiamoney Brokers Poll. Peter McGill reports.

BlackRock has been awarded the first Renminbi Qualified Institutional Investor (RQFII) licence in the US this week providing further momentum to America's push in RMB internationalisation.

NMC Health, the London-listed company that claims to be the leading private sector healthcare operator in the United Arab Emirates, raised £255.4m on Wednesday in an intraday equity bookbuild.

National Bank of Abu Dhabi signed a $2bn three year loan on Tuesday, cementing the bank group for its $175bn merger with First Gulf Bank, though some key European banks turned down a role on the deal.

Bank of Communications Financial Leasing opened a new source of funding on Monday with a $300m securitization of loans backed by aircraft assets. Not only was this one of the few internationally marketed structured finance transactions out of Asia, it also marked the return of a rare credit support structure last seen publicly in 2014.

Groupe SEB has set a new record for a French borrower tapping the booming Schuldschein market, raising a whopping €800m to help it buy a German company.

Etihad Airways has issued the first ever Schuldschein for a Middle Eastern company, increasing the deal from €150m to €209m in syndication with strong demand from European and Asian commercial banks.

Republic of Poland has opened books on its debut green bond, marketing the deal with a “sensible” a 20bp-25bp premium, according to emerging market bankers.

Bank of Communications Financial Leasing opened the week with a rare structured finance transaction on Monday, attracting bids for a $300m dual-tranche offering backed by loans that are secured by aircraft assets.

South African gold miner Sibanye has agreed to buy US palladium miner Stillwater for $2.2bn and will raise a $2.7bn loan to pay for the acquisition. Sibanye joins South African borrowers Steinhoff and Aspen in raising large loans for M&A this year.