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Concerns around some Indonesian and Chinese credits, including Delta Merlin Dunia Textile and China Minsheng Investment Group, have put a dent in investor sentiment in Asia with bonds underperforming in the secondary market. -
In this round-up, the Shanghai Star market officially opened on Monday morning, the People’s Bank of China, the China Securities Regulatory Commission and the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission formally announced 11 market reform measures, and the Mainland made the largest sorghum purchase from the US since last April.
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In this round-up, China lowered its holdings of US Treasuries yet again in May, new issuance of local government bonds has skyrocketed and regulators are wooing state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to list on the new Shanghai Star market.
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Bondholders are still afraid to form alliances like those in the equity market to pressure issuers to improve their environmental, social and governance performance. They are paralysed by fear of market abuse and competition rules. But there is hope regulators will reassure them.
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S&P Global’s China unit has issued its first domestic rating to ICBC Financial Leasing (ICBCFL), a unit of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. But bankers say that the rating agency has chosen an easy target and will need to move to lower quality names if it hopes to go further in the Mainland.
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The UK’s bulk annuity insurers have enjoyed exceptionally strong sales, and are now coming into the market for debt capital. But bond investors should be aware of the risks inherent in the business.
