debut bond

The insurer taps the bond market for the first time in its 93-year history to pay down a bridge loan for its acquistion of ING's Malaysian insurance business.

Finally, Bharti Airtel crosses the line, attracting strong investor interest in its debut bond thanks to a dearth of Asian telco paper.

The company's $400 million bond offering leads to speculation that the company may soon win approval for its Harbour Mile residential project.

High-yield bonds for Baoxin Auto and China Zhengtong Auto are postponed as markets stall amid Greek woes, widening spreads and fears of a hard landing in China.

Asia's debt markets are selectively open as Sinopec and Vietinbank close bonds while China Zhengtong Auto and Baoxin Auto are said to have held off pricing last week.

Samsung Electronics sells $1 billion of five-year bonds predominantly to the US, while other issuers hold off amid the Easter holiday lull.

Meanwhile, New World China Land closes a Rmb2.8 billion debut dim sum bond -- the largest dim sum from a property company.

Infrastructure and services company NWS Holdings decides to revisit the market after the lunar new year, having struggled to attract demand last week.