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Morgan Stanley hires CB team from Standard Chartered
The US investment bank hires a top salesperson and two origination bankers from Standard Chartered as it strives to grow its CB business in Asia.
By Anette Jönsson | 19 March 2010
Private Banking
Sarasin opens Hong Kong office
The Swiss private bank opens its first branch outside of Switzerland, which is more proof – if you needed it – that the growth story for wealth management is in Asia.
By Lara Wozniak | 19 March 2010
Debt
Loan week, March 12-18
A roundup of the latest syndicated loan market news.
By FinanceAsia & Dealogic | 19 March 2010
People Moves
BoA Merrill adds to ECM team with Goldman banker
Edmund Sim leaves Goldman for BoA Merrill, as his former employer confirms the hire of William Smiley as co-head of equity syndicate and makes two additional internal ECM ...
By Anette Jönsson | 19 March 2010
Equities
China Green CB has a tough first day
The fruit and vegetable producer's upsized Rmb1.35 billion deal drops significantly below par in the aftermarket. By contrast, CapitaCommercial Trust's CB reverses the ...
By Anette Jönsson | 19 March 2010
People Moves
Nomura shakes it up and brings back Jesse Bhattal
Nomura appoints Jesse Bhattal as president and COO of its global wholesale business, and brings his former Lehman colleague Philip Lynch back to the region as CEO for Asia ...
By Lara Wozniak | 18 March 2010
Macro & Markets
Singapore Reits for volatile markets
Eng Seat Moey, DBS's head of asset-backed structured products, talks about the unique combination offered by investing in S-Reits – stable income and attractive growth.
By Rupert Walker | 18 March 2010
People Moves
BoA Merrill poaches Charles Alexander from Standard Chartered
Bank of America Merrill Lynch lures Charles Alexander to head corporate banking coverage for Asia-Pacific, just two years after he joined Standard Chartered.
By Sameera Anand | 18 March 2010
Equities
CCT brings second Reit CB in three days
CapitaCommercial Trust sells S$225 million worth of five-year CBs with the support of a few large investors.
By Anette Jönsson | 18 March 2010
Corporate
Brian Williams discusses Swire's hotel business
We chat with Brian Williams, the man responsible for building the boutique brands of Swire Hotels in the region.
By Lara Wozniak | 17 March 2010
Equities
Paper recycler hopes to collect $183 million from IPO
Fook Woo Group is one of six small-cap listing hopefuls to kick-off a Hong Kong IPO in the past week.
By Lillian Liu | 17 March 2010
Equities
India's NMDC takes beating after follow-on prices at bottom
Foreign investors contribute only 2.2% of the QIB order volume as valuations are deemed too aggressive, but the government gets $2.18 billion to plug holes in its budget.
By Anette Jönsson | 17 March 2010
People Moves
Goldman Sachs fixed-income sales could see exodus to UBS
UBS is in the midst of trying to hire a team of up to 12 fixed-income salespeople from Goldman Sachs in Korea and Hong Kong.
By Sameera Anand | 17 March 2010
FX
Morgan Stanley hires Nick Strain to head institutional FX sales
The former RBS banker switches roles to join the expanding Morgan Stanley FXEM team.
By Nick Ferguson | 17 March 2010
Equities
Creditors sell part of Hynix stake at 0% discount
Eight sellers, led by Korea Exchange Bank, raise $817 million from the sale of a 6.7% stake in Hynix Semiconductor after failing to exit the Korean memory-chip maker through a ...
By Anette Jönsson | 16 March 2010
People Moves
Keshav Sanghi promoted at Citi India
Just two months after he joined the firm, Keshav Sanghi is stepping up to head equities for Citi in India, filling a vacancy created by the resignation of Nikhil Nagle.
By Sameera Anand | 16 March 2010
Business Moves
Cnooc in $3.1 billion Argentine joint venture
Cnooc makes its largest overseas investment to date, shelling out $3.1 billion for a 50% stake in Argentine oil and gas company Bridas Corporation.
By Sameera Anand | 16 March 2010
Risk
Future of financial regulation in the hands of treasurers
FRSGlobal’s Selwyn Blair-Ford warns corporate treasurers to be wary of too much banking regulation.
By Edward Russell | 16 March 2010
Cash
Asian CFOs want IFRS influence
CFOs call for regional cooperation to influence global IFRS accounting standards.
By Edward Russell | 16 March 2010
Cash
Treasury mandate pipeline open again
Citi’s Sridhar Kanthadai says corporate spending is back, especially for treasury solutions.
By Edward Russell | 16 March 2010
M&A
Oji buys Paperbox from CVC
Private equity firm CVC Asia Pacific exits its investment in Malaysian paper manufacturer Paperbox through a sale to a strategic buyer, a trend that specialists say is on the rise.
By Sameera Anand | 16 March 2010
Equities
A-Reit raises S$300 million from collateralised exchangeable
The innovatively structured deal gets a triple-A rating from both Moody's and S&P, allowing the Singapore-listed trust to achieve a coupon of just 1.6%.
By Anette Jönsson | 16 March 2010
Polls
Shanghai still faces skills shortage
China’s plan to turn Shanghai into a leading financial centre by 2020 could be undermined by its ability to attract the talent it needs, as suggested by respondents to ...
By FinanceAsia Editors | 16 March 2010
Debt
CLP Power prices $500 million 10-year bond
The 10-year deal is issued from the Hong Kong power producer's $2.5 billion medium-term note programme and prices aggressively thanks to stable market conditions.
By Mei Tuicolo | 16 March 2010
Awards
Japan Achievement Awards 2009: Day 2
We reveal the houses that had the best year in 2009 in our third annual Achievement Awards for Japan.
By FinanceAsia Editors | 16 March 2010
Awards
Japan Achievement Awards 2009: Day 1
We reveal the best deals of 2009 in our third annual Achievement Awards for Japan.
By FinanceAsia Editors | 16 March 2010
CorporateTreasury Moves
Treasury appointments, March 16
A roundup of the latest CFO and treasurer moves from around the region.
By Jonathan Wong | 16 March 2010
Cash
Payment news, March 16
Technology vendors launch treasury platforms and bank’s tout their cash management knowledge through roadshows and tomes.
By Jonathan Wong | 16 March 2010
Trade
China's evolving African trade
Standard Bank’s Craig Polkinghorne and Tee Chong Ong talk about Asia’s evolving trade relationship with Africa.
By Jonathan Wong | 16 March 2010
Cash
The financial hats of Eric Leung
China Gas CFO Eric Leung is ready to add treasury to his myriad hats.
By Edward Russell | 16 March 2010
Equities
Southeast Asia in focus as two new CBs hit the market
Bakrieland prices its $150 million deal after 1.5 days of marketing, while $350 million worth of bonds exchangeable into YTL scrape through at quite aggressive terms.
By Anette Jönsson | 15 March 2010
Business Moves
India Infoline to become first India-based broker on SGX
Indian financial services firm India Infoline receives a key Singapore Exchange approval and aims to launch broking services in Singapore in three months.
By Sameera Anand | 15 March 2010
M&A
Thanachart Bank buys Siam City Bank
TBank, Thailand's seventh-largest bank, wins an auction for the government's controlling interest in Siam City Bank, valuing the target at $2 billion.
By Sameera Anand | 15 March 2010
Editor's Desk
Dealogic league table roundup, March 12
Equity and debt capital markets issuance continues at a steady pace.
By FinanceAsia & Dealogic | 15 March 2010
Equities
Budget hotel group and facade contractor launch IPOs
China-based Hanting Inns and Hotels is aiming to raise up to $110 million ahead of a Nasdaq listing, while facade specialist Far East Global is seeking up to $79 million from a ...
By Anette Jönsson | 15 March 2010
Debt
ICTS issues $250 million of unrated securities
Philippine container-port company International Container Terminal Services comes to market with $250 million of senior unsecured debt.
By Mei Tuicolo | 15 March 2010
M&A
Fortis Healthcare buys TPG stake in Parkway
Indian hospital operator Fortis Healthcare pays $686 million to become the largest shareholder in Singapore-based pan-Asia hospital group Parkway Holdings.
By Sameera Anand | 12 March 2010
Equities
Sofa maker seeks Hong Kong IPO after delisting from SGX
Man Wah, which was listed in Singapore until last year and generates almost half of its earnings from the US, is looking to China for its next growth driver.
By Lillian Liu | 12 March 2010
M&A
China Mobile invests $5.8 billion in Shanghai Pudong Development Bank
China Mobile aims to tap into the growing potential for mobile finance and mobile e-commerce through a 20% stake in Shanghai Pudong Development Bank.
By Sameera Anand | 12 March 2010
People Moves
Kaku Nakhate rejoins Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Bank of America Merrill Lynch lures Kaku Nakhate back from J.P. Morgan to become country head for India.
By Sameera Anand | 12 March 2010
Debt
Loan Week, March 5-11
A roundup of the latest syndicated loan market news.
By FinanceAsia & Dealogic | 12 March 2010
People Moves
RBS hires in Japan
The Royal Bank of Scotland hires Ernfred Olsen as country executive and head of global banking and markets as it builds its Japan team.
By Lara Wozniak | 11 March 2010
Macro & Markets
Regulatory reform is the way forward for Japan
Delegates at a Japan CFO roundtable emphasise regulatory reform instead of economic stimulus as a way to support the Japanese economy.
By Edward Russell | 11 March 2010
Equities
Bakrieland launches $150 million convertible bond
The Indonesian property developer is offering bonds with a coupon of up to 8.625% and a conversion premium of 20% to 25%. The deal is expected to price tomorrow.
By Anette Jönsson | 11 March 2010
Polls
Prudent acquisition?
FinanceAsia readers give the thumbs-up to Prudential's record $35.5 billion acquisition of AIA.
By FinanceAsia Editors | 11 March 2010
People Moves
Fred Hu to retire from Goldman Sachs
Fred Hu is leaving Goldman Sachs, but will become an advisory director for the firm.
By Lara Wozniak | 11 March 2010
Equities
Zhongsheng resumes IPO, but halves the size
The Chinese car dealer decides to sell a smaller portion of its enlarged share capital at this time, believing that the stock will command a higher valuation in the long term, ...
By Lillian Liu | 10 March 2010
Equities
NMDC sets price range for $2.6 billion follow-on
The government's sell-down in the country's largest iron ore miner will boost the free-float to 10%, but valuation multiples suggest it could be a tough sell.
By Anette Jönsson | 10 March 2010
Debt
Shinhan Bank sells benchmark $700 million bond
Following on from Kexim’s successful issue last week, Shinhan Bank comes to market with a tightly priced 5.5-year security.
By Mei Tuicolo | 10 March 2010
People Moves
Citi hires hedge fund manager John Liptak from Tribridge
John Liptak takes on a new role as Citi’s head of Asia-Pacific distressed and special situations after only nine months with Tribridge Investment Partners.
By Mei Tuicolo | 10 March 2010
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