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UBS has hired Régis Turrini as head of France for corporate client solutions.

Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) gave investors the chance to put some euros into a senior bond on Friday and was well subscribed for its efforts.

Activity in the FIG sector in Swiss francs shifted from the international to the domestic market this week, with a little over Sfr850m ($857m) of new supply priced on Tuesday alone.

China’s Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group has priced its HK$7.9bn ($1bn) Hong Kong Stock Exchange offering.

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co of China raised $400m from a bond sold through its real estate business on Tuesday. While the deal carried the weight of the Ping An name, the issuer’s aggressive pricing strategy scared some investors off.

Georgia’s largest commercial bank TBC Bank is on the road to promote a dollar benchmark. The deal coincides with the bank’s push into its neighbouring markets, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan. The bank is spearheading the move with tech platforms.

GlobalCapital is pleased to announce the winners of its 2019 Americas Derivatives Awards, revealed at a gala dinner at the Metropolitan Club in New York on Thursday May 30. As ever, the awards recognise the firms and innovations that have advanced the derivatives markets during the last 12 months.

The Russian sovereign could soon issue its next Eurobond, with both euros and dollars on the table. But if it does launch a deal, the move will be as much financing as it will be a political play to help defend the country from more US sanctions. Francesca Young reports.

Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group kicked off the roadshow for its Hong Kong listing this week, with up to HK$7.9bn ($1bn) of proceeds in its sights. The deal got off to a strong start with the help of a cornerstone group that included Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, as well as an early turnout from international institutions. Jonathan Breen reports.

Agile Group Holdings raised $600m from its latest perpetual bond sale on Monday. But the execution of the transaction came under fire from bankers away from the deal, and those on the trade admitted that things did not go as planned.

Switzerland’s Sucafina has renewed its $300m syndicated loan, with all 11 banks that lent to the coffee trader’s debut in 2017 rejoining the deal as bankers say there is still not enough business to go around.

TBC Bank, Georgia’s largest bank by assets, loans and deposits, is hitting the road to market a dollar senior unsecured bond.