Northeast Asia

The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (Cabei) is back with a Formosa bond just three days after it raised Rmb700m ($105m) in the same market.

Chinese data analytics firm Gridsum Holdings is planning a $75m float on the Nasdaq, according to a draft prospectus filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

Yingda International Leasing, which launched a $200m syndicated loan in January, has modified the deal's terms after a change in ownership.

Major banks and their counterparties in Canada, Japan and the US entered a last gasp drive this week to comply with new margin rules on uncleared derivative trades ahead of Thursday’s deadline. But while most of the market looked to have averted disaster on the day, one of the key regulatory officials behind the rules had harsh words for the way in which they had been imposed.

The World Bank broke a 30 year silence in special drawing rights (SDR) bonds with the sale of a SDR500m ($700m) three year note in China on Wednesday. While the Mulan bond is widely seen as a symbolic gesture to promote the internationalisation of the renminbi, market participants said it is more than that, in spite of the relatively narrow investor base. Paolo Danese and Rev Hui report.

First-timer Far East Consortium International found markets plane sailing on Wednesday, managing to raise $300m thanks to no other high yield names distracting investors.

Hong Kong-listed NagaCorp raised a larger than expected HK$950m ($123m) after boosting the number of shares sold in its overnight equity offering, even though it priced at the bottom of guidance.

My beloved wife Tai Tai often complains, quite unreasonably I think, about how under appreciated she feels. But a recent gaffe by an acquaintance of mine had her, for once, thanking her lucky stars that she married me back in the day when bankers actually paid some attention to their better halves.

ING Bank has made changes to its businesses in Mongolia and South Korea, appointing a new chief representative for the former and bolstering its presence in the latter.

Postal Savings Bank of China met with the sponsors of its upcoming $8bn Hong Kong IPO in Beijing on Thursday as the issuer approaches hitting the market, according to a source involved in the transaction.

A senior banker in the Asia Pacific financing division of Credit Suisse has stepped into a newly created position at the bank.

The World Bank broke a 30 year silence in special drawing rights (SDR) bonds with the sale of the SDR500m ($700m) three year note in China on Wednesday. While the Mulan bond is widely seen as a symbolic gesture to promote the internationalisation of the renminbi, market participants said it is more than just that in spite of the relatively narrow investor base.