Singapore

UK bank Barclays made its first trip to the Singapore dollar market on Thursday, grabbing S$200m ($147.5m) from an opportunistic transaction.

Barclays is courting Singapore investors on Thursday for a benchmark subordinated Singapore dollar bond.

Natixis has boosted its distribution capabilities in southeast Asia by bringing in a former BNP Paribas loans banker.

Cromwell European Real Estate Investment Trust is taking another stab at a Singapore IPO after it was forced to scrap the trade in September, returning with a smaller €555.7m ($657.9m) deal.

Singapore’s green bond market cracked open a bit further on Tuesday when Canadian life insurer Manulife Financial Corp sold a S$500m ($367.5m) tier two bond, only the second green deal in the currency.

DBS Bank became the first covered bond issuer from Singapore to price a deal through mid-swaps on Tuesday.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing’s (HKEX) iron ore futures, which came to the exchange on Monday, enjoyed investor interest to the tune of 1,022 contracts during the day’s trading,

Canadian insurance company Manulife Financial Corp kicked off a Singapore dollar-denominated subordinated green bond sale on Tuesday morning local time.

DBS Bank has mandated leads for a euro benchmark, capitalising on very tight spreads, the strong performance of its previous debut and a number of exceptionally well received seven year euro deals that have priced flat to mid-swaps.

Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Monday announced the launch of new derivatives products based on the MSCI Emerging Markets and MSCI Emerging Markets Asia indices.

Canadian insurance company Manulife Financial Corp has named banks to lead a Singapore dollar-denominated subordinated green bond.

Chinese issuers are starting to look beyond US dollars for new fundraising opportunities, with attractive cross-currency swap rates — and the potential for diversification — making Singapore dollars and euro issuance the flavour of the month. Morgan Davis reports.