China the lynchpin for Asian DCM volumes

Over the Chinese New Year period, FinanceAsia canvassed a selection of Asia's DCM syndicate bankers on their views for the Year of the Monkey.

In part one, they each discussed the impact global volatility is having on primary and secondary markets, concluding that, while regional investors have continued to underpin primary market issuance, many have shied away from the less liquid secondary market. 

Here in part two they take a wider look at issuance patterns across the region in a year when Chinese borrowers are increasingly heading onshore to fulfill their debt financing needs.

With Chinese issuance likely to...