Carried by the strong post-listing market performance of Chinese brokerages, HTSC's Hong Kong float qualifies as the largest regional offering of the year.
The Asian financial services centre continues to pave the way for Chinese issuers to tap Islamic financing with its second sukuk and its first to use an asset-light structure.
The Southeast Asian nation prices the largest single-tranche Islamic bond ever despite volatile market conditions, obtaining a total order book of $6.8b.
Chinese power generation firm debuts its first euro-denominated offering, upsizing it from an initial €500 million as yield-hungry European investors clamour for the notes.
Douglas Morton and Venky Vishwanathan have been placed on leave from Deutsche Bank, part owner of Hua Xia Bank, which has recently come under official scrutiny.
Hong Kong-based Tom Lanners has left the bank after 11 years, a period marked by several landmark deals including the recent listings of HKBN and GF Securities.