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Investors see attractive value in Chinese corporate issuers’ US dollar bonds, especially from the investment-grade space, as onshore credit conditions ease.

Baidu, China Overseas Land, Shui On Land and SM Investments raised $2.4 billion in new bonds on Wednesday, taking advantage of an issuance window.

At a roundtable in Sydney fund managers talk to New South Wales treasurer Gladys Berejiklian about structuring infrastructure deals to mitigate risk.

The Australian regulator has cited four proceedings at the bank spanning misconduct across ANZ's institutional and retail divisions, including over the management of a A$14bn government bond issue; ANZ, which is cutting 3,500 jobs, has admitted to "unconscionable conduct" and apologised.

The Eurasian Development Bank and Kazakhstan’s Samruk-Kazyna have tapped the offshore Renminbi market, while Uzbekistan has struck its first sukuk listing on AIX.

Central banks in China, India and Singapore have added to their gold reserves amid geopolitical and foreign exchange uncertainties.