Singapore

K Balasubramanian is returning to Citi as the new head of corporate banking for India, succeeding Rahul Shukla who will turn his focus to senior client coverage.

The loan backing Global Logistic Properties’ (GLP) leveraged buyout by a consortium of Chinese investors has been launched into senior syndication at a smaller size of $4.108bn, said bankers arranging the financing.

United Overseas Bank (China) has signed a memorandum of understanding with China Chongqing International Economic and Technical Cooperation Group Corp (CICET) to support the latter's business expansion into ASEAN.

Mapletree Logistics Trust will fund its acquisition of a Hong Kong warehouse with a S$640m ($471.5m) dual tranche equity raise, following in the footsteps of its sister unit last year, as well as with debt.

The Singapore-based arm of IDFC Securities has appointed a chief executive officer, a newly created position after it obtained a capital markets services licence for the city-state.

Manulife US Real Estate Investment Trust is looking to raise $208m from a rights offering to finance its acquisition of an office building in New Jersey.

Australia’s Westpac Banking Corp has hired an experienced economist to head up its macro strategy team for Asia.

China SCE Property Holdings scooped up HK$1.6bn ($204.5m) from an overnight block on Thursday that was timed to perfection, taking advantage of a share price rally to its highest point for the year.

ICE Futures Singapore, the energy, metals and forex derivatives exchange owned by Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), has admitted its fifth member, SinoPac Futures, based in Taiwan.

Former Barclays banker Hardik Dalal started in a newly created executive director position at MUFG Securities Asia on Monday.

Cromwell European Real Estate Investment Trust was set to begin investor education for a potential S$1.6bn ($1.2bn) Singapore IPO this week, according to a source close to the deal.

Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Monday unveiled MSCI Singapore Net Total Return Index futures, denominated in US dollars.