Southeast Asia

BDO Unibank has mandated firms for a proposed dollar bond, marking a rare international debt offering from the Philippines this year.

Marlin Enterprise is making a quick comeback to the loan market to refinance a borrowing from November 2015. It is offering lower returns for a deal with a longer maturity.

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

Two Indonesian borrowers have managed to increase short-dated dollar loans after impressive demand in syndication.

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.

Indonesian textile company Sri Rejeki Isman (Sritex) has approached offshore banks for a $100m three year syndicated loan.

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

Cathay United Bank has invited lenders for meetings in Laos during the first week of September, as it prepares to launch three different loans from the country.

Indonesia’s Medco Energi Internasional has added $100m to its outstanding five non call three bonds from last week, bagging a total of $400m as Chinese investors continue to prove a receptive audience.

There was a buzz in Vietnam’s equity capital market this week as Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank) listed its shares on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE), and PV Power revised its privatisation plans to boost the IPO portion.

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ has appointed industry veteran Sanjiv Vohra as co-head of corporate banking for Asia and Oceania, luring him from Deutsche Bank.

Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings hit the market on Wednesday morning local time, marketing a new subordinated perpetual non call five fixed-for-life dollar transaction.