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Friday 13 January, 2012

HEADLINES

RBS: A sale or are more cuts in Asia imminent?

Wistron raises $180 million from long-awaited CB

KCC reduces stake in Hyundai Heavy via $601 million block

China Development Bank pushes tenor in dim sum market

Citi snares sole Sun Hung Kai Properties bond mandate

Slowdown in RMB appreciation to benefit dim sum market

Loan Week, January 6-12

Top Story

RBS: A sale or are more cuts in Asia imminent?

RBS is cutting 3,500 jobs at its investment bank — how many will be in Asia? Or will there be a sale first?

By Lara Wozniak | 13 January 2012

Wistron raises $180 million from long-awaited CB

The Taiwan laptop and LCD TV maker beats rival Pegatron to the market after downsizing the deal to ensure there are enough asset swaps to cover the entire base deal.

By Anette Jönsson | 13 January 2012

KCC reduces stake in Hyundai Heavy via $601 million block

As the first major block trade in Asia, the deal sends a positive message about investor appetite to other potential sellers, although investors are expected to stay selective as the market environment remains uncertain.

By Aiko Hayashi | 13 January 2012

China Development Bank pushes tenor in dim sum market

Another day, another milestone in the dim sum bond market as CDB prices a Rmb1.5 billion 15-year deal.

By Denise Wee | 13 January 2012

Citi snares sole Sun Hung Kai Properties bond mandate

Sun Hung Kai Properties prices its $275 million tap through Citi while Shui On Land seizes an arbitrage opportunity in the Sing dollar market.

By Denise Wee | 13 January 2012

Slowdown in RMB appreciation to benefit dim sum market

Panellists at an AsianInvestor/FinanceAsia conference see rising focus on credit quality and expect more issuers to seek credit ratings before launching offshore RMB bonds.

By Anette Jönsson | 13 January 2012

Loan Week, January 6-12

A roundup of the latest syndicated loan market news.

By FinanceAsia & Dealogic | 13 January 2012

MORE HEADLINES

Hutch strikes with opportunistic $1.5 billion bond

RBS makes heavy cuts in Asia equities division

China Everbright signs loan for waste-to-energy plants

No quick fix for euro, says SocGen

Jesse Bhattal retires from Nomura

China approves Citi's securities JV with Orient Securities

Galleries

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Bank of America Merrill Lynch cuts Asia MDs

RBS makes heavy cuts in Asia equities division

UBS snags top HK journalist to head governmental affairs in Asia

Year of the dragon offers opportunity, says HSBC

Jesse Bhattal retires from Nomura

Poll

How will Asia's economy fare during 2012?

• Growth will surprise on the upside

• Growth will be in line with consensus forecasts

• Growth will be even worse than expected

• There will be no growth

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Conferences

Corporate Funding Asia

2nd Annual Corporate Treasury & CFO Summit - Indonesia

Magazine

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