Borrowing & Lending Highlights
BUMITAMA AGRI DEBUTS WITH 32 PERCENT RISE
NOL RAISES S$400 MILLION
US$8 BILLION DEMAND FOR US$2 BILLION SOVEREIGN BONDS
AYALA’S PHP10 BILLION (US$234M) BONDS ADDS ANOTHER FEATHER IN ITS CAP
FILINVEST TO REVISIT THE BOND MARKET WHILE EAST-WEST BANK FINANLISES ON PRICE DIRECTION
Commentary
WHAT'S BEHIND THE STELLAR GROWTH OF THE DIM SUM BOND MARKET?
The Editorial Team
FX CONVERSION AND FIVE KEY PRINCIPLES TO MAXIMISING CLIENT SATISFACTION
Anurag Bajaj
THE FUTURE OF ECONOMIC GROWTH
Dani Rodrik
IS INFLATION THE ANSWER?
Raghuram Rajan
CAN THE US REPAY ITS PUBLIC DEBT?
Mohamed Rabie
Weekly Day Close: Friday, November 17th 2011 Download PDF of Indices, Currencies and Yields
Indonesia   IDX COMPOSITE      4114.14(Close Price)   -2.43%(Weekly)   -1.59%(Monthly)   Malaysia   FTSE BURSA KLCI      1584.32(Close Price)   -0.42%(Weekly)   0.87%(Monthly)   Philippines   PSEi Index      5158.14(Close Price)   -2.63%(Weekly)   -0.86%(Monthly)   Thailand   SET Index      1191.01(Close Price)   -2.97%(Weekly)   -3.05%(Monthly)   Singapore   STRAITS TIMES      2883.4(Close Price)   -3.58%(Weekly)   -3.20%(Monthly)   Vietnam   VIETNAM INDEX      480.1(Close Price)   0.79%(Weekly)   1.34%(Monthly)   Indonesia   Rupiah      9180 (Close Price)   -0.05%(Weekly)   -0.09%(Monthly)   Malaysia   Ringgit      3.07 (Close Price)   0.77%(Weekly)   1.55%(Monthly)   Philippines   Peso      42.54 (Close Price)   0.73%(Weekly)   0.95%(Monthly)   Thailand   Baht      31.20 (Close Price)   0.87%(Weekly)   1.56%(Monthly)   Singapore   Dollar      1.25 (Close Price)   0.24%(Weekly)   1.16%(Monthly)   Vietnam   Dong      20820 (Close Price)   -0.48%(Weekly)   -0.05%(Monthly)   
 
Monthly Features
DEAL OF THE MONTH
CIMB’s US$278 acquisition of RBS’s cash equities and associated investment banking business in Asia Pacific
The Editorial Team
May 2012
LANDMARK DEALS OF THE YEAR
SAN MIGUEL SEEKS LOAN FOR EXXONMOBIL BUY
The Editorial Team
May 2012
LANDMARK DEALS OF THE YEAR
GT CAPITAL HOLDINGS SETS LISTING PRICE
The Editorial Team
May 2012
MARCHING TOWARDS ANOTHER UPGRADE
The Editorial Team
May 2012
INDUSTRY THAT OPERATES WITH PRECISION
The Editorial Team
May 2012
OUTSOURCING PHILIPPINES
The Editorial Team
May 2012
BDI REACHES 26 YEAR LOW - CHARTERERS BEWARE!!
Khalid Hashim
April 2012
HELPING ASIAN CORPORATIONS SUCCEED WITH EFFECTIVE WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
By Chuang Boon Kheng, Head of Group Transaction Banking, OCBC Bank Malaysia Berhad
April 2012
THAILAND MACROECONOMIC OUTLOOK 2012
In an interview with Usara Wilaipich, Senior Economist, Global Research at Standard Chartered Bank (Thai), we gather her outlook on the growth prospects of the Thai economy and threats of lingering clouds on the horizon
The Editorial Team
March 2012
OVERVIEW ON CASH MANAGEMENT FOR LARGE CORPORATES IN THAILAND
By Yuthadej Putamanonda
December 2011
Islamic Financing League Tables for May
International Islamic Debt, (Incl. Bonds and Loans)
Book Runner, Full book Runner (Equal if Joint) Proceeds (USD) Rank Mkt. Share Number of Issues
HSBC Holdings PLC 1,495.8 1 16 5
Deutsche Bank AG 875.0 2 9.4 1
Citi 620.8 3 6.6 4
National Bank of Abu Dhabi 520.8 4 5.6 3
Standard Chartered PLC 515.8 5 5.5 5
Others 886.5 6 9.6 7
Industry Total
 9,361.0   100 12
Malaysian-issued Ringgit-denominated Sukuks
Book Runner, Full book Runner (Equal if Joint) Proceeds (USD) Rank Mkt. Share Number of Issues
CIMB Group Sdn Bhd 15,104.4 1 59.4 29
Malayan Banking Bhd 3,417.0 2 13.5 21
AMMB Holdings Bhd 1,937.3 3 7.7 16
HSBC Holdings PLC 1,569.1 4 6.2 5
RHB 1,425.6 5 5.6 9
11 Others 1,848.0 6 7.5 15
Industry Total
 23,301.0   100 44
Source: THOMSON REUTERS 1st Jan - 3rd May 2011