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Flat Glass Group Co has announced terms for an up to HK1.21bn ($155.61m) listing in Hong Kong ahead of launching the trade on November 16.

Touch-based technology provider General Interface Solutions, an affiliate of Foxconn Technology Group, has signed its latest loan at an increased size of $300m after general syndication saw 15 banks pile in.

Star Petroleum Refining has started building books for its Bt15.6bn ($440m) IPO, as the leads hope to reel in investors to a rare benchmark-sized deal from Thailand that is offering an attractive dividend yield and discount to peers.

In this round-up, Moscow Exchange sees fall in both spot and swap trading, South Korea deposits drop for sixth consecutive month, and the Swiss franc is now directly convertible with the onshore RMB. Plus, a recap of GlobalRMB’s top stories this week.

MSCI has said it will include a total of 14 overseas-listed Chinese companies, including Alibaba Group and Baidu.com, to its Emerging Market and China indices. The breakthrough is expected to boost trading in China’s internet giants as well as aid the future inclusion of A-shares.

Philippine property developer DM Wenceslao and Associates started gauging investor appetite for its $150m-$200m IPO on Friday as it gears up to become the biggest listing in the country this year.

It is already evident that the human and environmental impact of last week’s burst dam at an iron ore mine in Minas Gerais, Brazil, will be tragic. But those left with the uneasy task of analysing the financial fallout on the company that operated the mine still have more questions than answers as the bonds sold off 30 points.

Latin American bond markets suffered another turbulent week as the old problems of rate rise fears and commodity price slumps resurfaced.

The European loan market has seen a glut of loans for real estate companies this week, with deals coming from France, Belgium, Ireland and the UK.

One of the main events of the end of the year in equity capital markets is under way, as Greece’s four main banks line up capital raisings to cover yet another shortfall, writes Olivier Holmey.

International Airlines Group, the company that owns British Airways and Iberia, issued a highly successful €1bn convertible bond on Thursday, to refinance its acquisition of Aer Lingus, the Irish flag carrier.

Axa Investment Managers has launched its debut green bond fund, which will invest in both green bonds and issuers with a high environment, social and governance score from the investment firm’s internal ratings.