Singapore

Singaporean property company UOL Group has raised a $120m green loan that will help fund the transformation of one of its hotels into a green building.

Singaporean commodities company Trafigura has returned to the loan market for its annual borrowing, seeking a $1bn-equivalent dual-currency deal.

GLP, a Singapore-headquartered global logistics facilities provider, sold a Rmb2bn ($286m) Panda bond on Wednesday. The company, once a frequent issuer in the onshore renminbi market, returned after a long absence.

Singapore’s stock exchange and Nasdaq have extended a partnership for dual listings on the bourses with an agreement to co-operate on regulatory matters.

A veteran Citi banker who had been with the US firm for nearly two decades has joined CMB International Singapore.

Olam International has made a quick return to the loan market, raising a ¥25bn ($233m) Samurai facility.

HSBC has hired two bankers from Deutsche Bank in Singapore to boost its equities business in southeast Asia.

Durreen Shahnaz is founder and chief executive of Impact Investment Exchange (IIX), which says it created the world's first social stock exchange. She tells GlobalCapital about how we can rebuild a better economy, with the help of capital markets, after coronavirus.

Swiss Re debuted in Asia this week with a S$350m ($251.67m) bond that established the European reinsurer in the Singapore market. It also paved the way for more issuance from the firm.

Mapletree Industrial Trust raised S$410m ($295.4m) on Tuesday after strong demand enabled the Reit to boost the size of a placement.

Singapore’s Keppel Infrastructure Trust and Cleantech Solar have raised S$700m ($502m) from a sustainability-linked loan and $75m from a green loan, respectively.

Mapletree Industrial Trust is looking to raise at least S$350m ($251.5m) from an issue of primary units.