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Bright Food launched a three year euro bond in Asia on Tuesday, setting initial guidance at 140bp over mid-swaps. The Chinese food and drink producer had roadshowed for a three or five year issue in Asia and Europe last week.

An executive director in the loan syndicate and distribution team at Standard Chartered has left the bank, according to two sources.

NetLink Trust has priced Singapore’s largest listing in five years, raising S$2.3bn ($1.7bn) from a well covered book after global yield-focused investors piled in.

Standard Chartered’s Renminbi Globalisation Index fell to a 39-month low in May as the offshore renminbi (CNH) liquidity pool shrinks. But the bank said the index figures do not yet reflect China’s recent efforts to internationalise the renminbi, such the launch of Bond Connect.

Fixed income dollar accounts will soon have the opportunity to buy new names from China’s financial sector and southeast Asia's coal mining industry, with three debut issuers set to roadshow in Asia, Europe and the US next week.

Deutsche Bank Singapore is tapping the syndicated loan market for a $100m-$150m fundraising, and recently sent out a draft term sheet to potential lenders, said bankers.

Standard Chartered has appointed a former Deutsche Bank banker as its new global head of financial markets sales, effective next Monday.

The launch of Bond Connect and MSCI’s A-share inclusion are prompting global investors to rebalance their portfolios towards renminbi bonds and equities. But although investors enjoy a handful of hedging tools in fixed income, they are hoping for more equity derivatives before adding A-share exposure.

In this week’s round-up, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) considers launching A-share related derivatives in Hong Kong after MSCI’s inclusion, Citi launches two onshore bond indices, and the Chinese premier says M&A by foreign companies is welcome in the Mainland.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore aims to entice borrowers to sell rated notes in the country’s bond market by offering a credit rating grant.

Standard Chartered has appointed Lyndon Hsu as global head of leveraged and structured solutions, based in Singapore.

The launch of a S$2.7bn ($1.95bn) IPO by NetLink Trust this week marks an important turning point in the fortunes of Singapore’s quiet equity capital market, with bankers hoping that more issuers may be tempted to take the plunge in the second half of 2017, write Aidan Gregory and Jonathan Breen.