http://www.ifrasia.com http://www.ifrasia.com http://www.ifrasia.com/magazine/graphics/logo.png http://www.ifrasia.com http://www.ifrasia.com/demand-for-fifth-bric-spurs-indonesian-equity-blitz/603920.article http://www.ifrasia.com/demand-for-fifth-bric-spurs-indonesian-equity-blitz/603920.article Indonesian companies are taking advantage of unprecedented investor interest in the country to raise new equity, prompting a rush of fresh deals that will test the depth of market demand. Sat, 4 Sep 2010 00:00 GMT http://www.ifrasia.com/lone-ranger-kdb-hits-sweet-spot-with-tight-new-issue/603879.article http://www.ifrasia.com/lone-ranger-kdb-hits-sweet-spot-with-tight-new-issue/603879.article Ever the savvy issuer, Korea Development Bank took advantage of pent-up demand from a hungry investor base last week to launch an opportunistic Global bond priced aggressively inside its implied secondary curve. Sat, 4 Sep 2010 00:00 GMT http://www.ifrasia.com/major-lift-for-singapore-as-fortis-eyes-us$1bn-listing/604006.article http://www.ifrasia.com/major-lift-for-singapore-as-fortis-eyes-us$1bn-listing/604006.article In a major fillip to the Singapore Exchange, Fortis Healthcare will be seeking a secondary listing on the bourse within the next six months for its Indian hospital assets and new acquisitions. The company has appointed Religare Capital Markets as an adviser and will soon invite banks to pitch for the arranger mandate on the deal, which could be worth as much as US$1bn. Sat, 4 Sep 2010 00:00 GMT http://www.ifrasia.com/apra-jolts-aussie-rmbs-with-a-warning-on-sub-tranches/603906.article http://www.ifrasia.com/apra-jolts-aussie-rmbs-with-a-warning-on-sub-tranches/603906.article The Australian securitisation market’s rollercoaster ride continued at the end of August when the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority announced that some of the country’s issuers had been wrongly claiming capital relief against the retained tranches of RMBS. Sat, 4 Sep 2010 00:00 GMT http://www.ifrasia.com/trio-of-asian-transactions-add-depth-to-leveraged-market/604011.article http://www.ifrasia.com/trio-of-asian-transactions-add-depth-to-leveraged-market/604011.article If any more proof was needed that the Asian leveraged finance is truly alive and kicking, it was provided when three LBOs drew encouraging responses from lenders last week. Sat, 4 Sep 2010 00:00 GMT http://www.ifrasia.com/wishful-thinking/603912.article http://www.ifrasia.com/wishful-thinking/603912.article Recent measures to improve the health of China’s banking system have yielded mixed results. One welcome consequence, however, is likely to be the development of a secondary market for Chinese loans. But is that any more than a pipe dream? Wendy Mock and Prakash Chakravarti report. Sat, 4 Sep 2010 00:00 GMT http://www.ifrasia.com/not-so-fast-mcdonald’s-takeaway-hits-regulatory-hurdle/604246.article http://www.ifrasia.com/not-so-fast-mcdonald’s-takeaway-hits-regulatory-hurdle/604246.article The landmark renminbi-denominated bond launched on August 19 by global fast food chain McDonald’s has hit a snag, market participants said last week. Sat, 4 Sep 2010 00:00 GMT http://www.ifrasia.com/wockhardt-drama-turns-into-farce-as-rival-bars-restructuring/604010.article http://www.ifrasia.com/wockhardt-drama-turns-into-farce-as-rival-bars-restructuring/604010.article Like a Bollywood thriller, just when everyone thought the year-long stalemate between Indian pharmaceuticals company Wockhardt and its CB investors had ended, there is a new twist to the story. Sat, 4 Sep 2010 00:00 GMT