Singapore

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.

CDL Hospitality Trusts, a Singaporean real estate investment trust focusing on the hospitality sector, has kicked off a S$255.4m ($184m) rights issue to reduce leverage after announcing the purchase of the Pullman Hotel in Munich for €98.9m.

NetLink Trust has kicked off bookbuilding for its up to S$2.7bn ($1.9bn) IPO, set to be Singapore’s largest listing in half a decade, according to a source close to the trade.

Qingdao Lidong Chemical Co, a unit of petroleum products company GS Aromatics, is seeking a $60m loan in general syndication.

The Asian M&A market is heating up, providing loans bankers with some welcome relief following a relatively quiet first half. Promising opportunities from the potential spin-off of Hutchison Global Communications (HGC) and the sale of Singapore’s Global Logistic Properties have set the stage for more activity. Shruti Chaturvedi reports.