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  • The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has revamped its primary markets handbook, the guide which specifies good practice in new bond issues.
  • Auto ABS sees traffic build up for this September while equipment ABS gains momentum with a tightly priced deal.
  • Pakistan made history this week with the signing of an agreement to merge its three bourses under the banner of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSE). The move is set to transform its nascent equity capital market, as the country seeks to raise its international profile among foreign investors, writes John Loh.
  • Infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs) have failed to gain any sort of traction in India since the asset class was introduced last year to reduce the funding pressure on infrastructure projects. In response, the country launched a new consultation on August 20 in a bid to improve the framework but unless several tax and structural issues are fixed, interest in the asset class is unlikely to pick up.
  • The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has decided to lift the lid on the maximum number of anchor investors that can be allocated shares in an IPO, according to a statement from the regulator.
  • Individual initiatives by China in the commodity space, such as the July launches in Shanghai of a Gold Connect scheme and a new oil and natural gas exchange, may be gaining little traction right off the bat, but they are pieces in a broader strategy devised by the world's largest consumer of commodities. An upcoming oil futures contract, in particular, could see that plan make a leap forward.