ANZ

ANZ has moved a senior loan syndications banker to a new position to strengthen its leveraged and acquisition finance offerings in south and southeast Asia.

ANZ is selling its retail and wealth businesses in some countries in Asia to DBS as CEO Shayne Elliot continues to restructure the bank's operations outside of Australia. The bank says the move will allow to focus more resources on institutional banking but comes in the wake of decision to cut jobs in the division.

ANZ has hired Jason Lam as a director of credit sales based in Hong Kong, poaching him from Nomura.

Australia and New Zealand Bank has mandated leads for a European roadshow in what will be its first covered bond in two years, while Turkey's Yapi Kredi's first covered bond series was assigned a rating by Moody's.

Eurofima, Inter-American Development Bank and International Finance Corporation tapped their 10 year Kangaroo lines this week, raising a total A$180m ($136.8m), as Asian investors looked for yield from the Aussie market.

Bank of Communications Financial Leasing Co snagged $1.5bn from a dual-tranche offering on Tuesday, as it opted for a slightly different structure to its past transactions.

Bank of Communications Financial Leasing Co launched its second dual tranche dollar bond of 2016 Tuesday, following a global roadshow last week.

Australia and New Zealand Bank has mandated leads for a European roadshow with a view to issuing a euro denominated covered bond or a senior unsecured benchmark, or both. DG Hyp has mandated leads for a long eight year Pfandbrief.

ANZ has made some 30 people redundant across its institutional banking divisions in New York, London and Asia.

ICBC Sydney issued a Rmb1.2bn ($177m) dim sum bond on Thursday, tapping investor interest for short term liquidity with a two year offering.

MMI International has picked four banks to arrange its new 144A/Reg S deal, and is set to meet investors from next week.

ICBC Sydney has returned to the dim sum bond market with the launch of a new two year bond.