CHINA FOCUS : A 7 YEAR LOW IS STILL A 6 YEAR HIGH

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Yes. We saw another week of losses in the Chinese stock markets for another “biggest loss in 7 years” headline. After last week’s 7 year high to be followed by the biggest 7… Continue reading

AUSTRALIA FOCUS : A NERVOUS CALM

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“if there isn’t a 10 per cent fall or a technical correction in stocks between now and August, they will post the third-longest bull market since 1937.” http://www.afr.com/markets/equity-markets/value-investors-nervous-as-asx200-on-the-brink-20150626-ghuk41 BLOOMBERG : “The correlation between the nation’s benchmark… Continue reading

BONDS IN CONVERSATION : SEEING STARS

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It seems that Greece has 4 more days but they keep saying that anyway as the ECB continues to pump emergency funds into the country and we know that missing their IMF repayment… Continue reading

NEW ISSUE ALERT : CHINA LIFE USD 60Y NC5 EXTENDABLE SUBORDINATED BOND

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Issuer : China Life Insurance Company Limited Issuer Ratings : As3 (Moody’s) AA- (S&P) A+ (Fitch) Issue : Subordinated Capital Securities Expected Issue Rating : A3/A/A- Issue Size : USD Benchmark Tenor :… Continue reading

Primary Credit Watch

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China SCE sells $350m 5NC3 10% bonds, IPT 10.5% area BOC Gets $4b Orders for USD 3Y Bond, $3.5b for 5Y, $2.8b for 10Y Lender sells $1b 3Y bonds at +115bps vs IPT… Continue reading

Following Up On Ezra Perps

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Who says the SGD market is boring ? 1 June 2015 Ezra to Raise Up to $300m for Balance Sheet, More Flexibility (Bloomberg) — Co. reports proposed renounceable underwritten rights issue and issue… Continue reading

BANK OF CHINA MULTI TRANCHE – USD, SGD, CNH

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Issuer  : Bank of China Limited, acting through its Abu Dhabi, HK and  Singapore branches Issuer Rating : A1 (stable) by Moody’s, A (stable) by S&P, A (stable) by Fitch Expected Issue Ratings… Continue reading

Primary Credit Watch

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MONGOLIBANK OF CHINA USD/CNH/SGD MULTI-TRANCHE: MULTI-TRANCHE REG S REGISTERED TRANSATION ANNOUNCED IN USD/CNH/SGD PRICE GUIDANCE:      USD:    3YR:  T3+140BPS AREA 5YR:  T5+150BPS AREA 10YR:  T10+180BPS AREA CNH:    2YR:  3.75% AREA… Continue reading

Singapore Bonds In The News : Noble, Keppel & Sembcorp Marine

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China Investment Corp. Says to Continue Supporting Noble Group (Bloomberg) — CIC Exec VP Xie Ping says appointment of COFCO President Yu Xubo as Noble Group Non-Exec Director to bring “deep understanding of… Continue reading

Singapore Bonds In The News : Noble, Keppel & Sembcorp Marine

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China Investment Corp. Says to Continue Supporting Noble Group (Bloomberg) — CIC Exec VP Xie Ping says appointment of COFCO President Yu Xubo as Noble Group Non-Exec Director to bring “deep understanding of… Continue reading