China Merchants Securities Co

China’s domestic fixed income market is set for another milestone with National Bank of Canada (NBC) poised to sell a Panda bond on Wednesday – becoming the first North American bank to do so.

Guotai Junan Securities Co has been given the go ahead by its shareholders to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, amid a trend of Mainland brokers floating in the city.

China Merchants Securities Co raised HK$10.7bn ($1.4bn) in its Hong Kong IPO, pricing the shares below the middle of expectations as bankers on the deal voiced differing opinions on its execution.

It has been a busy period for the structured finance community in China with three lenders securitizing a combined Rmb3.28bn ($491m) worth of non-performing loans (NPLs) in the space of a week.

China Merchants Securities Co has kicked off bookbuilding for a HK$11.4bn ($1.5bn) IPO, over half of which has been propped up with cornerstone investors. Meanwhile, peer-to-peer lender Lufax has hired a quartet to lead its $5bn float.

Non-performing loans (NPLs) securitization is heating up with China Construction Bank (CCB) scheduled for a Rmb1.56bn ($234m) return on Friday, just three days after making its debut in the asset class. It will not be alone, with ICBC also set for a Rmb1.08bn offering on Friday, while China Merchants Bank will cement its third appearance next week.

Postal Savings Bank of China has raised HK$57.6bn ($7.4bn) from its Hong Kong IPO after pricing the shares off the bottom of the range, with allocations dragging late into Wednesday evening.

Postal Savings Bank of China has narrowed the price range on its Hong Kong IPO to the bottom half of guidance, and is set to raise up to HK$58.8bn ($7.6bn) in the world’s biggest listing in two years.

Honma Golf has started taking orders for its HK$1.5bn ($193.3m) listing, while China Merchants Securities Co is set to kick off its IPO next week.

Postal Savings Bank of China and its potential HK$62.7bn ($8.1bn) IPO got off to a roaring start due to hedge fund demand. Oversubscribed on day one, it is on track to be the world’s largest IPO in two years. But an order book so far dominated by regional names is about to get a lot more global as management leaves Hong Kong for roadshows in the UK and US. Jonathan Breen reports.

Datang Environment Industry Group Co has refiled its IPO application with the Hong Kong bourse almost a year after its first attempt at a listing, but this time without Morgan Stanley as a joint sponsor.

Ford Auto Finance (China) broke the pricing record for China auto ABS by a wide margin with its second deal of the year, the Rmb3bn ($450m) Fuyuan 2016-2 Retail Auto Mortgage Loan Securitization.