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ANZ has announced that intends to issue its first green bond in order to fund loans the bank has granted for green projects. The deal, which is likely to hit markets next week, comes as green bonds are just starting to gain popularity in Asia Pacific.

China Development Bank (CDB) is planning to bring its debut Formosa bond in the third quarter of 2015, in a deal that could help transform Taiwan's RMB market by injecting longer tenors and exposure to an onshore China bank credit.

Chinese broker Southwest Securities became the latest offshore renminbi (CNH) issuer to take advantage of abundant liquidity in the market when it sold a three year dim sum bond on May 21. The unrated debutant achieved its targeted aims in terms of pricing and size.

Hydropower producer China Three Gorges Corp (CTG) has mandated Deutsche Bank, ICBC International and JP Morgan as joint global co-ordinators for its first venture into the international bond market.

Chinese department store operator Golden Eagle International Trading is likely to increase the size of its latest borrowing for a second time, to $700m. General syndication, which was launched in early April, coincided with a rating downgrade of parent Golden Eagle Retail Group by Fitch but an attractive yield and good financials helped see the deal through, said bankers.

When the US Federal Reserve started to regulate leveraged finance in 2013, the news was almost shocking.

Praise for Itaú’s blow-out three year senior deal proved to be well-placed as JBS USA made a triumphant return to bond markets five months after having to cancel a liability management exercise.

Brazilian food producer BR Foods (BRF) is planning what would be the second ever and largest green bond from Latin America and will meet investors in Europe next week.

Euro denominated bonds still provide an attractive diversification option for Latin American borrowers, said DCM bankers covering the region this week, even if conditions are softer than a few weeks ago and it is hard to beat dollar pricing.

Fitch downgraded the ratings of 45 European banks on Tuesday, after it stripped out its assumptions of sovereign support, leaving three Italian banks below investment grade.

Structured medium term notes denominated in renminbi could be set to take off as cuts in interest rates drive Chinese investors to look for a way to boost returns.

French chemicals manufacturer Novacap priced a €95m tap of a bond, with loan investors, starved of supply in their market, flocking into the floater.