Singapore

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association's CEO has called for more clarity on close-out netting in China.

ARA Asset Management, a Singapore-based asset manager focused on Reits, has bought a majority stake in Venn Partners, a secured asset specialist investing in UK and Netherlands assets, in a deal which will boost the firm’s firepower in the mortgage and CRE debt markets.

ING has appointed veteran banker Krista Baetens as the chief executive officer of its wholesale banking business for Asia Pacific, effective on Wednesday.

Seven borrowers from Greater China raised about $2bn from new dollar bonds on Monday, while Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific tapped the Singapore dollar market.

Helen Wong, former chief executive of Greater China at HSBC, is joining OCBC Bank as deputy president and head of global wholesale banking.

Senior debt capital markets banker Pramod Shenoi joined independent research firm CreditSights at the end of last year.

Global law firm Dechert has hired Maria Tan Pedersen as a partner in its Singapore office, in a bid to expand and strengthen its corporate and securities practice in the region, it said on Monday.

Singapore-based Orient Futures International has become the latest trading and clearing member of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) derivatives market.

Singapore-based aircraft leasing company Avation has obtained a green loan to support its purchase of aircraft.

DBS has hired two bankers to join its syndicated finance team in Singapore.

Singapore’s CapitaLand Commercial Trust dove into the yen market this month to sell its inaugural green bond.

Allianz Real Estate and Gaw Capital Partners have secured a joint S$945m ($697m) green loan to support the acquisition of Duo Tower and Duo Galleria in Singapore.