Morgan Stanley

Few bankers were happy with their bonuses at the start of 2016, despite a surge in the value of their payments.

CMC Markets, the financial spread betting firm, priced its £218m initial public offering last Friday, before falling 2.5% in early trading. It has fallen further since.

Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology raised €400m in its international bond debut on Wednesday, in what was the second euro-denominated trade by a Chinese issuer this year. But unlike China Development Bank’s (CDB) deal last week, there was little European demand for Hikvision.

Citigroup could issue its first yen bonds in over two years this week, after mandating banks for a five year issue in global format.

The stock of Chinese biopharmaceutical company BeiGene has shot up 18% on its first day of trading on the Nasdaq.

Goodbaby China Holdings has pulled its HK$1.3bn ($167.0m) Hong Kong IPO, deciding to cancel on the day it was due to price. Volatile markets and a weaker than expected book meant the leads decided to play it safe.

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank Group rose when it began trading after its IPO on Wednesday, having completed its separation from National Australia Bank with a £396m flotation.

CMC Markets, the financial spread betting firm, narrowed the price range of its London IPO on Wednesday, ahead of the book’s closing the next day.

The wave of Chinese acquisitions of Western companies has reached a new peak, with confirmation that state-owned ChemChina has sealed the deal to buy Syngenta, the Swiss agrichemicals and seeds business, for $43bn, as China seeks to secure its food supply.

Chinese biopharmaceutical company BeiGene has raised $158m from a Nasdaq IPO after increasing the size of the offer and pricing it at the top of guidance.

Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology launched its maiden international bond on Wednesday, opening books for a euro-denominated three year trade at the Asia open.

Chinese drug maker BeiGene has decided to price its US listing on Tuesday evening, a day earlier than planned, according to sources close to the deal.