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Chinese broker Southwest Securities started receiving bids for a three year dim sum bond on May 21 as it tries to tap the international market for the first time.

GlobalCapital presents its annual FIG Bond Awards 2015. These Awards are determined entirely by a poll of market participants, and celebrate the outstanding issuers, investment banks and rating agencies in the European FIG market between May 2014 and April 2015. GlobalCapital congratulates all the winners and nominees.

GlobalCapital presents its annual Corporate Bond Awards 2015. These Awards are determined entirely by a poll of market participants, and celebrate the outstanding issuers, investment banks and rating agencies in the European high yield market between May 2014 and April 2015. GlobalCapital congratulates all the winners and nominees.

GlobalCapital presents its annual High Yield Bond Awards 2015. These Awards are determined entirely by a poll of market participants, and celebrate the outstanding issuers, investment banks and rating agencies in the European high yield market between May 2014 and April 2015.

The opposite extremes of the yield curve saw the keenest pricing in this week's Rmb14bn ($2.3bn) dim sum auction from China's ministry of finance (MoF) on Wednesday morning. But the seven and 10 year tranches were seen at or wider than secondary, reflecting an ultra-flat part of the curve that offered less interest than longer dated paper.

Natixis is continuing its push into Asia’s fixed income market with a series of appointments in recent months. And the French lender, which started a concerted push into Asia’s debt market in 2010, is keen to establish a bigger footprint in the region by leveraging on its European expertise.

Brazilian meatpacker JBS sold $900m of new 10 year notes on Wednesday, sending a clear signal to other issuers from the country that issuance conditions have improved sharply.

China is set to welcome its first green bond, picking a bank to sell the offshore issue, according to a panellist at the Euromoney Conferences China Debt Capital Markets Summit.

Singapore’s Keppel Infrastructure Trust has opened books on an accelerated share sale to raise S$525m ($397m) via a primary placement and preferential offer.

Brazilian food producer BRF Foods has mandated six banks to manage a roadshow ahead of a potential euro denominated green bond, on the same day that it announced a tender offer via a different set of banks.

Baozun Inc has priced its IPO on Nasdaq below an earlier marketing range, raising $110m for the largest US listing by a Chinese issuer so far this year.

Philippine lender China Banking Corp (Chinabank) has launched its $150m three year bullet into general syndication after a senior phase during which two banks came in as mandated lead arrangers.