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Intesa Sanpaolo is set to print the first additional tier one transaction of 2016 after opening the dollar tier two market for European banks last week, while ABN Amro opened the euro bank capital market on Monday.

China’s A-share market may be experiencing huge volatility this year, but Taiwan investors, are gaining more access investing in Chinese companies as new ETF tracking the Chinese SMEs join the growing suite of ETF products on Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE).

A $100m syndicated loan for China Water Affairs Group has closed with over 10 banks piling in, prompting the borrower to consider doubling the size of the deal.

Chinese aluminium manufacturer China Hongqiao Group plans to raise HK$3.8bn ($489.6m) from a rights issue in early February, according to a document filed with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

A $2.5bn loan for Taiwanese major Formosa Plastics Group launched into general syndication last week, with a big chunk to be used to finance projects in Vietnam.

There is no denying markets have given the RMB a rough start to the year. But despite the depreciation pressure on the RMB, the real trend seems to be more market-driven volatility rather than persistent weakening, according to some.

Virscend Education Co has raised HK$1.8bn ($232.2m) after pricing its Hong Kong IPO near the bottom of the range, emerging relatively unscathed from the volatility that rocked global equity markets last week.

China's Evergrande Real Estate Group started bookbuilding for a new 2019 offering with a fixed price on January 11. The deal comes amid Moody's announcement that it has downgraded the issuer and its debt because of increased financial risk.

5y CNY swaps have been well offered as Chinese equities continue their sell-off. In the short-end though, 1y swaps have been bid on concerns about the yuan. In Hong Kong today HIBOR spiked sharply on CNH liquidity tightness spurred by reports of indirect PBOC intervention, writes Deidre Yeung.

Reports on Friday that the Argentine government would begin negotiations with holdout bond investors on Wednesday sparked buying in the nation’s bonds as the sovereign — rated Caa1/CCC+/CCC rated and still in default — proves an unlikely beacon of stability in Latin America.

Tata Motors has made a rapid return to the international loan market for a refinancing worth $250m, launching the deal just a few weeks after signing a $600m fundraising.

Westpac New Zealand priced an eight year Swiss franc note on Friday, the largest single tranche trade from a New Zealand bank ever in that currency.