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Hong Kong's Airport Authority used a 144A format to expand its investor base and find a new pocket of liquidity this week. It got a strong reception from the US for its $1.5bn bond.

In a rare sign that environmental campaigners are having an impact on the financial industry, the burden of financing the Ecuadorian Amazon oil trade has shifted between banks in the past six months. But it is clear the banking industry is supporting the trade in more ways than have yet been uncovered.

HSBC appoints two within AIBC — Credit Suisse Asset Management hires head of origination in direct lending — Richard Luddington joins Rothschild

Steven Wirth is joining HSBC to head real asset fund coverage, and Giulio Hoffmann is to jointly lead power, utilities and renewables (PURE) for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

ANZ returned to the euro market with a tier twovlinked to the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDG) this week — going on to print a deal that was over three times covered at guidance.

China Education Group Holdings sealed a HK$2.03bn ($261.3m) top-up placement this week, raising capital for the expansion of its school network. But its stock took a hit in the aftermarket, dropping more than 10%.

More Chinese real estate borrowers headed to the dollar bond market on Tuesday, as bankers tackle a supply rush in the lead up to the Chinese New Year holidays in mid-February.

Indonesian mining company Bukit Makmura Mandiri Utama (Buma) returned to the bond market on Tuesday to raise $400m after a three-year hiatus.

UBS, the first major European investment bank to report fourth quarter results, smashed through expectations in global banking, with that part of its business benefiting from equity capital markets revenue more than doubling year-on-year.

Three Chinese property companies announced dollar bond transactions on Monday, continuing the run of issuance seen from the high yield market since the beginning of the year.

Svenska Handelsbanken has become the latest European bank to put out a call notice for one of its additional tier ones. Market participants are expecting a clean sweep of redemptions for the asset class this year.

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank launched its first green bond this week, attracting twice as much demand as it needed for its €500m senior print.