Northeast Asia

Credit Suisse has named Tsunehiro Watabe as senior adviser in Japan to drive the Swiss firm’s focus on entrepreneurs and its integrated wealth-plus-investment banking product.

WuXi BioLogics will kick off pre-deal investor education for its Hong Kong IPO on Wednesday as it looks to raise $400m-$500m.

Volkswagen (VW) priced the senior class A and class B portions of its Rmb4.5bn ($652.66m) Driver China Six Trust on May 12. The originator opted for a pure static asset pool for its first 2017 ABS outing, having gone down the revolving route in its last transaction.

GlobalRMB moderated a webinar on China's bond market on May 15 with speakers from Euroclear Bank, HKEX, and Standard Chartered.

The One Belt One Road (OBOR) forum dominated global headlines on Sunday, when the summit kicked off in Beijing. While there was no shortage of grandiose statements, analysts remain divided over what OBOR will mean for China and its renminbi internationalisation (RMBi) strategy. In this round-up, GlobalRMB summarises the market views on the forum’s outcomes.

The Shanghai International Energy Exchange (INE), a subsidiary of the Shanghai Futures Exchange, has issued articles of association, general rules and contract specifications that take it closer to introducing crude oil futures.

A seasoned equity-linked banker formerly with several bulge bracket firms in Hong Kong has moved to a local brokerage.

Grand Baoxin Auto Group has sealed its latest fundraising from the syndicated loan market at $763.4m, higher than the $590m-equivalent launch size.

UBS has appointed a new head of Asia Pacific DCM syndicate, filling a gap left after Paul Au’s departure last year.

Haitong International Securities Group has appointed Sun Jianfeng as an executive director, succeeding Wilson Hui who is retiring from the firm.

Bank of Communications’ investment banking arm has scooped up HK$1.8bn ($231.2m) from its IPO, pricing near the bottom of guidance to ensure a quality book.

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China’s Dubai branch is out on Monday with a dual-tranche floating rate transaction, while logistics group ESR is meeting fixed income accounts in Hong Kong and Singapore this week.