debt

Asia ex-Japan debut bond issuance takes a hit in 2018

Asia ex-Japan's bond market took a big hit in terms of variety of issuers, with both volume and deal counts from first-time issuers fell to their lowest levels in five years.

February 08, 2019

S&P wins race for China's $11t bond market

Investors can now turn to a familiar face in China as S&P Global is granted the first licence to offer credit ratings services. Will this be a game-changer?

January 29, 2019

MUFG sees a bright future for Islamic financing

The Japanese megabank has closed its first Sharia-compliant financing with a $35 million facility for a large solar project in Malaysia. And it sees more opportunities ahead.

January 11, 2019

Citi promotes two new Asia DCM syndicate heads

The US bank promotes Eeswary Krishnan and Rishi Jalan to co-head its Asia Pacific debt capital markets syndicate across the region.

January 09, 2019

Dealogic League Table Round-up December 14

Tencent Music Entertainment completed a $1.1 billion IPO and Chimao Property Holdings issues the largest bond this week with a $570 million issue.

December 14, 2018

Dealogic League Table Round-up December 7

Healthcare raises pulses with a 41% rise year-on-year in the equity markets, as the Indonesian government pumps out the largest DCM deal this week.

December 07, 2018

Xi-Trump bromance hopes spring eternal for China bulls

Some China bullishness is beginning to re-emerge from the shadows as hopes for a trade breakthrough build. But buyers beware.

December 06, 2018

Winners: FinanceAsia's Achievement Awards, Part 2

We continue the announcement of our annual Achievement Awards winners with the outstanding deals by category across the region.

December 04, 2018

Dealogic League Table Round-up November 30

Goldman Sachs leads the equity markets this week as HSBC dominates the debt markets.

December 02, 2018

How green loans could compete with green bonds

Olam International organised Asia’s first green “club-loan” in April. But why would an issuer choose a loan over the increasingly mainstream green bond?

November 28, 2018