Singapore

Fullerton Healthcare has made its debut in the Singapore dollar bond market, raising S$100m ($74m) from a deal backed by the Credit Guarantee and Investment Facility (CGIF). Bankers on the trade reckon the issuer’s sector, as well as the bond’s structure and currency, were the winning ingredients to navigate volatility.

Citic Envirotech has priced a $180m tap of its existing $175m 5.45% perpetual notes at the tighter margin of 4.25%, becoming the first Asian G3 bond issuer since the UK’s decision last Friday to leave the European Union.

The Singapore Exchange (SGX) has extended the period of exclusive discussions with the Baltic Exchange for a proposed cash offer to acquire 100% of the shipping-based bourse.

ICICI Bank’s international loan syndications team in Singapore is losing a banker who has been with the Indian lender for eight years.

Fullerton Healthcare opened books on Wednesday for a dual-tranche Singapore dollar bond backed by the Credit Guarantee and Investment Facility. This would be the fifth transaction to be sold in the Lion City with an enhancement from CGIF.

Singapore water treatment firm Citic Envirotech is seeking a tap of the $175m 5.45% perpetual notes that it originally sold last year, becoming the first issuer in Asia to test the G3 market since Brexit.

Rici Healthcare Holdings kicked off pre-marketing for its up to $200m listing in Hong Kong on Thursday, according to bankers.

Singapore sovereign investment arm Temasek Holdings executed a landmark transaction this week with its $1.1bn Astrea III securitization backed by cashflows generated by private equity funds. But despite the rarity of the deal and the difficulty in coming up with a price gauge, Temasek managed to expand the appeal of the product to a more diversified investor base, writes Rev Hui.

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have been investing in RMB assets ahead of the currency’s introduction into the IMF special drawing rights (SDR) basket of currency in October 2016, the two institutions said this week.

Malaysia’s RHB Group is consolidating its organisational structure, creating a new group wholesale banking (GWB) division that will bring its products under one umbrella.

Fullerton Healthcare is set to sell a dual-tranche Singapore dollar bond backed by the Credit Guarantee and Investment Facility. The issuer plans to hit the market as early as next week ahead of the firm’s planned IPO in late July.

Investors have a rare investment proposition on their hands with Singapore sovereign investment arm Temasek Holdings launching its $1.1bn Astrea III securitization on Friday, a transaction backed with cashflows generated by private equity funds.