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Russian Standard Bank’s recent $40m buyback across three of its outstanding Eurobonds fell short of the $150m targeted, suggesting investors may have wanted to hold onto the bonds.

Taiwan’s TPK Holding is tapping the equity capital markets to raise $286.4m from a combination of placement and a convertible bond, with the latter issuance marking Asia ex-Japan’s very first $100m-plus equity-linked product for the year.

Syndication for a $200m five year loan for Tata Communications has finished. The loan, which was first supplied by Axis Bank, has drawn more six lenders.

China’s Everbright Securities is considering listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, as the brokerage looks to take advantage of the strong stock rally experienced by its peers.

The Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect notched up record trading in its southbound channel on March 30, as H-shares continue to change hands at deep discounts to their mainland counterparts.

Hong Kong-listed China Traditional Chinese Medicine Co has raised HK$4bn ($516m) after selling shares via a private placement to 25 investors.

Hong Kong has picked banks for the follow up to its record setting debut sukuk.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has published a discussion paper on relaxing the rules governing IPOs of start-ups and small and medium enterprises (SMEs), as the regulator works on improving the appeal of listing on the domestic stock exchange.

Hong Kong Telecommunications (HKT) wrapped up a stylish return to the dollar bond market on March 30, helped by a large order from a single investor. The high overall demand for a rare Asian telco allowed the new trade to come inside the borrower’s existing dollar curve.

Brokerage firm Cantor Fitzgerald has appointed three managing directors to its emerging markets DCM sales and trading team, nearly three years after they hired the team’s co-heads to start the business.

Credit Suisse and Banco Espirito Santo could price a rare structured bond in Peru as soon as Tuesday, despite a quiet secondary market in Latin America bonds ahead of the long Easter weekend.

China Medical System Holdings has raised HK$1.72bn ($222m) from a top-up placement of shares on Monday, March 30, with the stock being offered at a hefty discount of 8.06% to the company’s last close.