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Spencer Lake, vice-chairman in global banking and markets, has decided to leave HSBC, according to an internal memo seen by GlobalCapital.

Powerlong Real Estate Holdings made a bold move coming to the market on the last day of a frantic week in Asia's debt capital markets. But it found its deal 2.7x covered and got away with tight pricing.

Yes Bank has pulled what could have been India's largest qualified institutional placement this financial year, citing extreme volatility in the market.

In one of the busiest days recently for Asian debt capital markets, investors gobbled up $2.2bn worth of issuance on Thursday — all from Chinese names.

State Bank of India has mandated seven firms to arrange a dollar-denominated bank capital additional tier one offering — the first deal of its kind from the south Asian country.

ICBC (Singapore) and Haikou Meilan International Airport sold well-digested dim sum bonds on Thursday, managing to find decent demand despite a challenging funding environment.

South Korea’s Doosan Bobcat has announced the price range for its IPO, which is expected to raise W2.4tr ($2.2bn) and become the largest listing in the country in six years.

Asian primary bond market calmed down after a frantic Thursday, with only two issuers opening books

Lat Am new issue activity could hardly have had a better start to September as Minerva Foods raised $1bn of 10 year bonds at a flat to negative new issue concession. Strong flows into EM funds are creating conditions that are hugely attractive for borrowers.

A pair of issuers printed at the two maturity extremes of what is possible in euro benchmarks this week, as the European Central Bank's governing council on Thursday held back from any dramatic announcements that would have opened up a wider range of issuance possibilities.

The sterling market for public sector borrowers woke from its summer slumber with a bang this week, as a series of issuers approached the currency in a variety of ways and for different reasons.

The dollar market enjoyed another strong week with a group of issuers printing, but borrowers are looking ahead to a new wave of interest from bank treasuries in Asia — and some are reporting that the demand has already arrived.