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With Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group set to issue Asia's first bond to meet total loss-absorbing capacity (TLAC) requirements by the end of this month, market participants are trying to gauge its impact. It will set a benchmark in Asia but many banks from other parts of the region still have a long way to go before they will be ready to sell the new form of capital. Narae Kim reports.

Indonesia-based power producer Cikarang Listrindo is planning to launch the country's largest IPO for almost a year.

Hong Kong’s MTR Corp has a reputation for recalibrating pricing in the region’s syndicated loan market and its latest HK$15bn ($1.9bn) dual-tranche facility is no different. The company has returned to the market after a gap of nearly 10 years, but its long absence is unlikely to pose a challenge, writes Shruti Chaturvedi.

Baring Private Equity Asia has lined up five banks to syndicate a $456m loan that backs its bid for Singapore-based Interplex Holdings.

SAIC-GMAC is poised to become the third issuer in the China auto ABS market this year. But the auto finance company has set its sights on a landmark trade, opening books on the country’s first auto ABS with a revolving structure.

The Asia ex-Japan primary bond market got off to a blazing restart after the Chinese New Year holidays with the Republic of the Philippines raising $2bn from a popular accelerated one-day switch plus new money transaction.

Loans for ONGC Videsh and Saka Energi Indonesia have had commitments from banks, with the former likely to close at the end of this week.

A $465m 21 month refinancing for Hindustan Petroleum Corp (HPCL) has gone into general syndication after the borrower mandated banks for the loan in December 2015.

HCL Technologies is preparing to launch a $1bn float in the US, which would make it the first Indian company to list there in more than two years.

Romania is offering a 20bp new issue premium on taps of its euro-denominated 2025 and 2035 bonds, according to a lead manager on the trade.

Russia has filed a lawsuit against Ukraine in the High Court in London, with regards to the default on $3bn of bonds at the end of last year.

Glencore's core relationship banks showed strong support for its refinancing of a $8.45bn one-year loan, despite volatility for commodities and a recent downgrade for the mining and trading firm.