https://www.scmp.com/rss/323915/feed Henrik Raber is global head for capital markets at Standard Chartered Bank en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Primary bond markets started 2017 on an extremely strong tone, with momentum continuing during the year including throughout the summer. The volume of bonds issued in Asia excluding Japan, denominated in dollars, euros and yen, totalled US$221 billion year-to-date, up 61 per cent from the same period in 2016, according to Dealogic. The high yield segment of issuances shone, with year-to-date volumes totalling US$48 billion, a threefold increase over the comparable period last year. As it stands,... https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/2111305/asian-high-yield-markets-buzz-bond-issuances-amid-summer?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/2111305/asian-high-yield-markets-buzz-bond-issuances-amid-summer?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 Sep 2017 03:15:15 +0000 Bond issuance volumes have picked up in the early months of this year, as borrowers have capitalised on low volatility and interest rates. Issuances have reached some US$950 billion year-to-date, which is up 5 per cent over the same period last year, and those from Asian high-yield issuers (with credit ratings below “BBB” or “Baa”), are of particular interest, which count over US$6.2 billion in offshore debt year-to-date. This is over four times the total amount issued in 2016 whereas the... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/2078406/strong-resurgence-asian-high-yield-bonds?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/2078406/strong-resurgence-asian-high-yield-bonds?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 13 Mar 2017 08:43:31 +0000 Three weeks into the new year, and Hong Kong’s bond market has already seen HK$11.4 billion worth of bonds being issued, signalling a strong start to 2017. It’s no wonder that Hong Kong, one of the world’s leading financial centres, and its bond markets enjoy a number of advantages. The city is already well-known for its open markets and abundant onshore liquidity. In addition, it’s one of the few Asian markets to have a triple-A credit rating, and coupled with the Hong Kong dollar’s peg to the... https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/2064044/hong-kongs-2017-bond-issuances-may-extend-last-years-bull?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/2064044/hong-kongs-2017-bond-issuances-may-extend-last-years-bull?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Jan 2017 13:51:07 +0000