Northeast Asia
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Larry Thompson, vice-chairman of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corp, on Tuesday suggested that populist rhetoric in the US might be overshadowing President Trump's strong choices of leaders in independent financial oversight agencies. -
Morgan Stanley’s private equity arm has raised W210.5bn ($196.5m) from a block sale of Hyundai Rotem Co shares.
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Genscript Biotech Corp, a leading life sciences service provider and drug developer, has raised HK$2.39bn ($304m) after upsizing a follow-on offering, according to a source close to the deal.
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Hyundai Capital America took advantage of investors’ newfound love of floating rate notes on Monday, sealing a $1.3bn triple-tranche deal led by a three year floater.
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China-based VCredit Holdings, which provides online consumer finance, launched bookbuilding for its IPO on Tuesday, with proceeds of up to HK$1.58bn ($201m) in reach.
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A joint notice by three Chinese government regulatory bodies limiting new capacity in solar power generation has caused several offshore renewable energy bonds to tank in the secondary market.
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New Frontier Corp, a Hong Kong-based special purpose acquisition company (Spac), is planning an IPO in the US worth as much as $200m.
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Jerome Leleu, co-head of equity capital markets for Asia Pacific at Morgan Stanley, has passed away at age 41.
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Morgan Stanley’s private equity arm is selling shares in South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem for the third time this year, aiming to raise W220bn ($200m) with the latest deal.
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Chinese education firm Puxin's $166m New York Stock Exchange IPO was covered by demand from Asian investors alone on the first day of bookbuilding.
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China Construction Bank Corp’s Hong Kong branch made an unusual Friday outing into the bond market, adding $1.5bn to its coffers from two tranches of floating rate notes.
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Banks can start using debt issued by green and small businesses to borrow from the Chinese central bank, markets watchdogs tighten cash withdrawal rules on money market funds, and the banking and insurance regulator tackles excessive corporate borrowing with new guidelines.
