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Six brokerages win top interbank underwriting licence
The National Association of Financial Market Institutional Investors (Nafmii) has for the first time in eight years handed out lead underwriting licences to securities houses — a move that will help them step up further in China’s Rmb102tr ($15.7bn) interbank bond market.
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Bryson hire reveals SMBC Nikko's capital markets ambitions
SMBC Nikko wants to grow its capital markets and advisory business in EMEA, which is smaller than its parent’s heft in the loan market. It has hired Anthony Bryson, a former NatWest Markets and BNP Paribas banker, to lead the push.
18 Jan 2021 -
Chinese borrowers keep up bond flow
Chinese companies were undeterred from selling bonds last Friday, usually a quiet day of the week for deal flow, with four borrowers raising funds.
18 Jan 2021 -
China Fortune Land bonds plummet on rating hit
China Fortune Land Development Co's bonds were the worst performing among Asian high yield notes last week amid rising pressure on the company’s international ratings.
18 Jan 2021 -
Asset owners to attempt daring, immediate emission cuts
One of the boldest initiatives to green the financial system is getting under way this year, as the members of the Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance begin a drive to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of entities they invest in by between 16% and 29% in the next five years.
15 Jan 2021 -
Everbright Water seals Rmb1bn Panda
Frequent Panda bond issuer China Everbright Water priced a three year deal on Thursday, meeting its maximum size target of Rmb1bn ($155m).
15 Jan 2021 -
VW makes swift dim sum comeback
German automaker Volkswagen sold a Rmb500m ($77m) offshore renminbi (CNH) bond on Thursday, just one-and-a-half months after its last outing in the currency.
15 Jan 2021 -
Greater China borrowers swarm dollar market
The frenetic pace of dollar bond issuance from Greater China continued on Thursday as three property companies and two government linked names courted investors.
15 Jan 2021 -
For corporate social bonds, SLBs are way to go
Social bonds have long been the poor cousin of green bonds. A smaller, less well organised market.
14 Jan 2021 -
Tower Bersama uses upgrade to reel in buyers
Indonesia's Tower Bersama Infrastructure used its recent rating upgrade to entice investors to its $300m bond on Wednesday. Price discovery was not easy but the telecommunication tower provider’s improving business profile appealed to the market.
14 Jan 2021