IPO Report
Thai Beverage targets Singapore for relaunch of IPO
Dominance in home market seen to make stock a good play on consumption and the Thai economy.




M&A Briefing
Citigroup ups ante in India buying out Standard Life stake in HDFC
Citigroup buys 9.3% stake in HDFC, one of India's leading providers of mortgage finance, from Standard Life taking total holding to 12.3%


IPO Report
Tianjin Port sets IPO price range slightly above parent's earlier indication
Hutchison buys 3% stake as new price range values company at 13.9-16.9 times forward earnings.





In Debt
Asia Aluminum privatisation breaks ground on high leverage financing
Independent shareholders approve plan after rare guarantees from large institutional investors.


People Moves
JPMorgan grabs Diao to head up origination
Barclays head of cross-border issuance heads across the street to JPMorgan.





View Point
SWIFT's Donovan sees vast potential in China
James P Donovan, head of securities industry division at SWIFT discusses the firm's China operations and the impact of QDII.


Business Moves
Eldon's hire is next big step for Dubai International Financial Centre
Former HSBC chairman and chief executive officer for Asia named chairman of the board of Dubai International Finance Centre.


Polls
Infosys again dominates India Best Managed Companies poll
Another year, another onslaught by Infosys in our best companies poll.


People Moves
Deutsche woos Wu
Firm names former Citi banker as its new chief country officer for Taiwan.


View Point
Why the Fed should be more opaque
Is it bad for central banks to be too transparent?



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