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Vietnam has impressed the market by removing limits on foreign ownership of stocks in many listed companies, a move that has thrust it into the international spotlight. But while a spurt of new IPOs and more outside investment is expected, leading companies may stay away, reports Rashmi Kumar

The spectacular rise in China’s A-share market has been the stuff of dreams, capturing the imagination of investors the world over. But after a violent correction, Asia’s equity capital markets are on a knife edge, and bankers hope the market will find some calm in the summer, before the year’s biggest trades hit screens in the fourth quarter, writes John Loh.

The Malaysian ECM market is getting ready for some fresh activity after a near two-month dry spell, with Sunway Construction Group throwing open books to an IPO worth as much as MR550m ($147m) that comes supported by a 10-strong cornerstone group.

China Life Insurance issued a core tier two subordinated bond on June 25 as it became the first Chinese insurer to get to grips with the country’s new insurance capital regime. Now that a benchmark has been set, other Chinese insurers are expected to follow in China Life’s footsteps.

African Export-Import Bank is wrapping up general syndication of a two year loan on Thursday, having added $300m to the size of the deal on strong demand.

India’s IndusInd Bank raked in Rp43.26bn ($681.85m) from a qualified institutional placement on June 26 that proved extremely popular, as the pipeline of ECM fundraisings feeding into the country’s banks continues to stack up.

Asia ex-Japan’s bond market has not avoided the shockwaves from the Greek crisis, with debt issuance grinding to a halt this week. But while most attention is on Athens, market observers in Asia said that the real threat is closer to home, writes Narae Kim.

Healthcare firms Universal Medical Financial & Technical Advisory Services Co and Harmonicare Medical Holdings priced their IPOs this week, capping the stampede of listings out of Hong Kong as the pre-summer rush nears an end.

Taiwanese leasing company, Chailease International Finance Corp, raised Rmb1.8bn ($296m) on June 26 through an offshore renminbi-denominated syndicated loan arranged by ANZ.

Omani oil and gas firm Renaissance Services has picked banks for a subordinated perpetual deal in either dollars or Omani rial.

Czech corporate Severomoravské vodovody a kanalizace Ostrava (SmVak) has picked banks for a rare Reg S local currency deal.

Investment banks are making less money from senior unsecured DCM than ever before, while sluggish capital issuance from European banks has dragged down global FIG volumes in 2015.