Philippines

In this round-up, China and the Philippines sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a new Panda issuance, survey finds that 64% of Chinese investors choose to invest domestically rather than overseas, and foreign firms are getting approvals to help China build a nationwide credit information monitoring system.

Marlow Foods, a UK-based company that was acquired by the Philippines’ Monde Nissin Corp in 2015, is tapping the Asian loan market for the first time for ‎£120m ($156m).

In this round-up, MSCI proposes plans to increase four-fold the weighting of A-shares in its emerging markets (EM) index, China and the Philippines are launching a peso and renminbi trading platform next month, and weaker external demand drags down China's PMIs.

China and Japan confirm details of currency swaps and plans to invest more in third party markets, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) renews the license of nine authorised institutions as Primary Liquidity Providers (PLPs) for the CNH market in Hong Kong and Singapore sets up new government agency to bridge the funding gap facing Asia’s infrastructure projects.

Philippine conglomerate San Miguel Corp raised Ps34.1bn ($634.2m) on Thursday after selling shares in subsidiary San Miguel Food and Beverage at the bottom of the price guidance.

Philippines’ Metrobank Card Corp is tapping the syndicated loan market for a $100m borrowing.

The International Finance Corp (IFC) has committed $150m to a green bond issued by China Banking Corp, supporting the Philippines’ efforts in fighting climate change.

Philippine Savings Bank is planning a fresh capital raise worth up to Ps8bn ($148.4m) next year.

Deutsche appoints north Asia loans head – Roch jumps to StanChart – Change of guards in HSBC Philippines, Singapore

San Miguel Food and Beverage (SMFB) unveiled a sharply scaled-down secondary offering as it turned cautious after the global selloff in equity markets, with its deal now expected to raise just Ps33.1bn ($613.8m).

Work to clarify thinking about impact in investment – meaning its effects on society or the environment – is going on apace. The International Finance Corp will launch next week at the World Bank/IMF annual meetings in Bali a set of Operating Principles for Impact Management, which are designed to complement the framework for analysing impact produced by the Impact Management Project.

Philippine food and beverage producer and distributor Universal Robina Corp is gauging appetite among banks for a NZ$420m ($278m) loan to refinance an old borrowing used to back the acquisition of New Zealand’s Griffin’s Foods.