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China Nuclear Engineering Group Corporation (CNEC) is struggling to get its debut dim sum offering off the ground. The company has set its sights on a deal before the end of the year, but sources say the management’s unrealistic pricing targets are not going down well with investors.

Doosan Power Systems (DPS) and the Sydney branch of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China started attracting interest from bond investors on November 30, opening books for their respective dollar deals.

Beijing Properties and Miclyn Express Offshore (MEO) are making their inaugural foray into the offshore bond market with dollar-denominated offerings.

China Huarong Asset Management has lined up 15 banks for what will be its second outing of the year, while Beijing Properties is looking to make its offshore debut.

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David Spegel has joined ICBC Standard Bank as head of global EM strategy.

China International Capital Corp, which brought in 11 joint global co-ordinators for its Hong Kong IPO, has priced the deal at the top of the range to raise HK$6.29bn ($812m).

In a rare move, China International Capital Corp (CICC) has named all 11 banks working on its HK$6.29bn ($811.61m) high-profile Hong Kong IPO as joint global co-ordinators. But instead of sparking a turf war among its syndicate, the move has won praise from bankers on the trade. John Loh reports.

China Huarong Asset Management pulled off a HK$17.83bn ($2.30bn) IPO on October 22, pricing one of Hong Kong’s largest listings this year just a few cents off the bottom of the initial range. But the price tag ignited debate about whether the issuer was pushing its luck.

China Huarong Asset Management pulled off a HK$17.83bn ($2.30bn) IPO on October 22, pricing one of Hong Kong’s largest listings this year just a few cents off the bottom of the initial range. But the price tag has sparked debate among bankers, with some saying the issuer was pushing its luck.

In this round-up, the Swiss franc set to become directly convertible with RMB, CCB gets a Zurich branch, QDII2 could launching in Shanghai FTZ, booming RMB trade in Korea, Los Angeles tries to get the edge, DBS launches in Qingdao to leverage Belt and Road plans, and CSOP launches two new China ETFs in New York.

With China’s President Xi Jinping due to arrive on Monday for his first state visit to the UK, the People’s Bank of China (“PBoC”) decided to launched its debut CNH central bank note in London on the same day, mandating HSBC and ICBC as joint global co-ordinators.