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ANZ has appointed Jennifer Kusuma as senior Asia rates strategist in Singapore, hiring her from BNP Paribas.

United Overseas Bank is marketing the year’s first Singapore dollar-denominated bond from a financial institution, while Germany's Commerzbank has also set its sights on the same liquidity pool.

India’s Rural Electrification Corp has opened a $230m five year loan to retail participants, about a month after the lead banks pre-funded the money.

The leads arranging a syndicated loan of up to $150m for Indiabulls Housing Finance have extended the deadline for commitments.

BP Capital Markets brought a £400m bond to the market on Thursday that was priced in line with initial price thoughts, causing disagreement between bankers on and off the execution about where marketing levels should have started.

The International Finance Corporation received over A$1bn ($761.8m) of orders for a 5.5 year Kangaroo bond on Tuesday –– a size all hoped for, but few expected.

The International Finance Corporation is set to price a 5.5 year Kangaroo bond on Tuesday — but has already increased the minimum size of the deal by A$200m ($152.8m) in response to a wide range of interest.

A $1.75bn borrowing for Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries has been opened into general syndication with a 19-strong banking group at the top.

ANZ has appointed Sanjay Mathur as chief economist for southeast Asia and India, beginning this month.

Investec Australia Property Fund, the Johannesburg-listed real estate investment trust focused on commercial property in Australia and New Zealand, set terms for its partially underwritten R1.5bn ($111m) rights issue on Tuesday. Investors marked the shares up 2.3% on the day.

ANZ has made a new hire to its loan syndications team in Australia. The move comes close on the heels of high level changes in the department.

ANZ has moved an executive director to the position of acting head of its loan syndications operation in Australia, as the incumbent steps into a new role.