Singapore

Deutsche Bank’s head of Asia fixed income capital markets, Herman van den Wall Bake, has left the bank, sources close to the move confirmed.

The Singapore Exchange is closing the year with some hope thanks to BHG Retail Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit), which has raised S$255.8m ($181m) from the country’s first mainboard IPO of the year.

Merchant banks in Singapore will soon have to come to grips with more stringent capital requirements following the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) decision to impose Basel III liquidity rules on them.

The Singapore Exchange (SGX) has rearranged its organisational structure, integrating its sales and product teams into one that is focused on client solutions.

BoC Aviation has increased its latest borrowing to $500m after banks from across Asia poured into the transaction.

Credit Suisse has shaken up its top ranks in Asia Pacific, with changes to its equity capital markets, investment banking and private banking units.

A $1.5bn refinancing for Tata Steel has finally been opened into syndication, with invitations going out to a limited number of banks on Thursday. The company’s Singaporean subsidiary is raising the loan, which offers lenders an added incentive if they book the deal in the country.

BNP Paribas has added a new member to its capital raising and financing group in Singapore, poaching Mrinal Parekh from Deutsche Bank.

L Capital Asia, one of the private equity arms of French luxury company LVMH, is seeking a $130m five year debut loan that has launched into syndication.

BoC Aviation has wrapped up its latest borrowing at a bigger size of $500m as banks from across Asia poured into the transaction.

Credit Suisse has shaken up its top ranks in Asia Pacific, with changes made to its equity capital markets and southeast Asia investment banking units.

Around this time last year, I reviewed the dismal performance of the Hong Kong primary markets, and ventured a guess that investors could instead turn en masse to ECM transactions in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia - and even the Philippines. How wrong I was!