Singapore

Sujata Bhattacharjee has returned to BNP Paribas’ loans team after a short stint at Indian investment firm 1Crowd.

Recent developments may help push the risk of cyber attacks onto the capital markets through catastrophe bonds and other insurance-linked securities (ILS). But investors are likely to be wary about taking on too much exposure.

China and Japan confirm details of currency swaps and plans to invest more in third party markets, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) renews the license of nine authorised institutions as Primary Liquidity Providers (PLPs) for the CNH market in Hong Kong and Singapore sets up new government agency to bridge the funding gap facing Asia’s infrastructure projects.

Singapore’s Reit issuers are proving a resilient lot when it comes to fundraising in the equity markets, with the latest deal from Capitaland Mall Trust taking this year’s tally to $2.3bn.

The response to a refinancing loan for KKR-owned MMI International, a hard disk drive developer, has disappointed amid concerns around a Chinese consortium’s planned acquisition of the Singapore-based firm. What lies ahead for the borrower? Pan Yue finds out.

Kelvin Lim has returned to DBS as an executive director in the syndicated finance team after 11 years with Citi.

Deutsche appoints north Asia loans head – Roch jumps to StanChart – Change of guards in HSBC Philippines, Singapore

Global Logistics Properties, the Singapore-headquartered logistics facilities provider that is the second most frequent issuer of Panda bonds, snapped up another Rmb1.2bn ($170m) in its October outing.

The advance of global warming, highlighted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s report this week, not only demands that the private sector accelerate efforts to cut carbon emissions. Companies must also adapt to the changing climate – and this will involve interacting in new ways, experts say.

Two prominent Asian markets approved dual-class securities this year, but the CFA Institute this week warned of a host of risks that the structure poses to investors.

Asia Pacific Resources International Group, a pulp and paper producer also known as April, is self-arranging an up to $1bn offshore loan.

Singapore dollar bond issuance came back to life in the third quarter of this year, setting the stage for a further ramp up in activity.