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The green bond market is well on its way towards $100bn of issuance this year but for the market to maximise its potential, it will need fully developed and widely accepted industry standards, said experts including the World Wildlife Fund. Meanwhile, sovereign issuers are on their way. -
MTN Group, the South African telecoms company, priced $1bn of five and 10 year bonds on Wednesday in line with initial guidance that some investors said was generous.
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After a challenging first half, equity capital markets bankers in Asia can breathe a little easier knowing that momentum from the third quarter will carry on into a busy end to the year. But with macro headwinds such as the US elections looming over markets, issuers will have to remain on their toes, writes John Loh.
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Global debt capital markets have seen a total of $5.23tr worth of bonds issued in the first nine months of the year, with the volume for Asia ex-Japan totalling $944bn — the highest for the period since 1995.
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For the nine months through September, Morgan Stanley topped the Asia ex-Japan ex-onshore China ECM bookrunning league table with $9.41bn in deals, according to Dealogic. It was also the only bank with double-digit market share.
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Volume figures released by major derivative exchanges show that low volatility continues to subdue volumes in equity derivative products, although flows improved in September. Interest rate, metal and energy derivatives show growth, however.
