Standard Chartered

The Panda bond pipeline is bursting at the seams with red chip Chinese names and SSAs preparing for renminbi deals, prompting some in the market to predict a new era of growth for the asset class.

General Motors’ Shanghai-based joint venture is gearing up for its biggest securitization transaction in China. The Rmb10.4bn ($1.62bn) notes will be up for grabs not only for onshore investors, but also those tapping the market via Bond Connect.

Jitters around Italy’s political turmoil made its way to Asia’s bond and stock markets on Wednesday, forcing debt capital markets bankers in the region to hit the pause button on deals.

State Bank of India has launched a new $750m three year borrowing into general syndication, about two months after mandating banks to run the transaction.

Philippine firm Rizal Commercial Banking Corp is seeking a $300m offshore loan via five mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners, according to a banker with knowledge of the deal.

Leonard Ng has joined Standard Chartered’s debt capital markets team in Singapore.

Big bank M&A is a fun parlour game. If one tires of discussing whether one hundred duck-sized horses could overpower one horse-sized duck, or which West Ham line-up 1980-present was strongest (2000-02 - Ed) it's always worth speculating about who ought to be buying who and why.

BNP Paribas has hired a new loans banker in Singapore even as a senior executive leaves its southeast Asia originations unit, sources close to the move said.

Qatar National Bank (QNB) came back to the offshore renminbi market this week, just two months after its last syndicated CNH transaction. The issuer raised Rmb600m ($94m) on Wednesday by selling a three year note in Taiwan, after investors demonstrated demand for its renminbi debt.

Fosun Industrial Co has returned to the offshore market for a $550m three year senior term loan that will refinance debt taken on for an acquisition last year.

Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) has announced the winning banking consortium for its annual trade finance facility, with Chinese banks making up two of the five top slots amid increased funding from the Asian country.

China Great Wall Asset Management Corp snapped up $600m from a five year bond on Thursday, a modest size compared to its last offshore outing.