Moody's Investors Service
ASIA PACIFIC WEEKLY
Jul 15 - 22, 2015
 

In this week’s Asia Pacific Weekly, we focus on a number of important credit themes in China.

First, we examine China’s One Belt, One Road initiative, which will prove a net positive for the economy and promote the internationalization of the renminbi. The ambitious initiative aims
to deepen the country's integration with potentially more than 40 countries by creating an unbroken transport and infrastructure network.

We also examine the use of public-private partnerships in infrastructure funding, which could reduce the reliance by Chinese regional and local governments on public sector leverage.

And lastly, we take a close look at China’s growing securitization market, with auto loan asset-backed securities and residential mortgage-backed securities showing high growth potential in the medium term.

On the events front, we will hold a briefing in Melbourne on the systemic risk for Australian banks. We will also hold a briefing on the Japanese pharmaceutical industry outlook. Please refer to the list below for full details of our events

 

Best regards,

MinYe

Min Ye
Managing Director – Regional Head Asia Pacific

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In This Edition
 

RESEARCH

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Sub-Sovereign: Benefits of PPP Infrastructure Funding in China Will Take Time to Materialize
[21 Jul] the use of public-private partnerships (PPPs) in infrastructure funding could reduce the reliance by Chinese regional and local governments on public sector leverage, a credit positive.

China Credit: One Belt, One Road Is Credit Positive, Despite Rising Overseas Risk Exposure
[20 Jul] China's (Aa3 stable) One Belt, One Road initiative will prove a net positive for the economy -- including the country's underdeveloped inland and western provinces, as well as certain financial institutions and corporates -- and promote the internationalization of the renminbi.

China - Heard from the Market: Chinese Securitization Market Continues to Develop
[16 Jul] China's auto loan asset backed securities and residential mortgage backed securities markets show high potential for growth in the medium term, against the backdrop of rapid growth in the country's securitization market as a whole.

Moody’s Credit Outlook on 16 and 20 Jul

[16 Jul] Korea's Recalibrated Bank Innovation Index Is Credit Negative for Banks; Houlihan Lokey's IPO Is Credit Positive for Parent, ORIX Corporation; Japanese Regional and Local Governments Benefit from Greater Tax Revenue; and more

[20 Jul] BMW's China Joint Venture Profit Warning Will Weigh on Group Profit; Yanzhou Coal Mining’s Inner Mongolian Investment Is Credit Negative; Evergrande's Planned Acquisition of Chengdu Projects Will Raise Its Debt Leverage; Boral Will Benefit from Rise in Australian Dwelling Starts; Bank of China (Hong Kong)'s Sale of Nanyang Would Be Positive for Seller, but Negative for Nanyang; and more


 

RATING EVENTS

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AUSTRALIA
[17 Jul] Moody's withdraws rating of SMART J Warehouse Trust
[20 Jul] Moody's changes APN News and Media's Outlook to Stable; Ba2 rating affirmed
[20 Jul] Moody's assigns provisional (P)Aaa(sf) to Members Equity's first RMBS transaction for 2015

CHINA
[15 Jul] Moody's affirms CITIC Securities' Baa1 issuer rating; outlook stable
[15 Jul] Moody's assigns A3 rating to CCBL (Cayman)'s proposed USD notes
[15 Jul] Moody's confirms Hengshi's B2 rating; outlook stable
[16 Jul] Moody's assigns first-time A3 rating to China Minmetals
[16 Jul] Moody's affirms China Life Insurance (Overseas)'s A1 rating, outlook stable
[20 Jul] Moody's assigns a provisional (P)A3 rating to COSL's MTN Program
[21 Jul] Moody's assigns (P)Ba3 to Greentown's proposed new USD notes

HONG KONG
[17 Jul] Moody's assigns Prime-1 to T.C.L. Industries' USD commercial paper
20 Jul] Moody's assigns (P)Baa3 to BL Capital Holdings's proposed guaranteed bonds

INDONESIA
[15 Jul] Moody's upgrades Pakuwon Jati's ratings to Ba3; outlook stable

JAPAN
[16 Jul] Moody's assigns Baa1(hyb) to proposed Fukoku Life subordinated notes
[17 Jul] Moody's assigns Ba3 (hyb) to BoCom's proposed Additional Tier 1 offshore preference shares
[17 Jul] Moody's assigns first-time A2 rating to Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co., Ltd.; outlook stable
[22 Jul] Moody's assigns provisional ratings to MMC Diamond Finance's 15th auto loan ABS

KOREA
[15 Jul] Moody's assigns (P)Aa3 to notes to be issued by KEXPORT LEASING 2015 and guaranteed by KEXIM

NEW ZELAND
[17 Jul] Moody's assigns (P)P-1 rating to ICBC New Zealand's Registered Certificate of Deposit Programme

SINGAPORE
[16 Jul] Moody's affirms CapitaLand Mall Trust's ratings following Bedok Mall acquisition

 


 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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AUSTRALIA
[20 Jul] Moody's: DBNGP, EPG and UED's ratings unaffected by DUET's proposed acquisition of EDL
[20 Jul] Moody's: Higher capital for residential mortgages is credit positive for Australia's larger banks

CHINA
[16 Jul] Moody's: Evergrande's planned acquisition of projects in Chengdu will raise its debt leverage
[17 Jul] Moody's: Modern Land's share placement is credit positive
[17 Jul] Moody's: No impact on Parkson's Ba3 ratings from its acquisition of Parkson Retail Asia
[21 Jul] Moody's: China Railway Construction's private equity placement is credit positive
[22 Jul] Moody's: Beijing Capital Group and Beijing Capital Land's ratings unaffected by Juda's proposed notes

KOREA
[16 Jul] Moody's: SK E&S' rating unaffected by issuance of hybrid bonds
[20 Jul] Moody's: LG Chem's robust 2Q results support its A3 rating

 


 

MOODY'S EVENTS

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Teleconference: Singapore and Asian Banks Resilient to Ongoing Challenges
Asia Pacific, 23 Jul

Briefing: Systemic Risk for Australian Banks: Assessing Domestic and Global Interconnectedness
Melbourne, 24 Jul

Briefing: Outlook for the Japanese Pharmaceutical Industry
Tokyo, 27 Aug

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Moody's Teleconference: SoftBank’s New US Dollar/Euro Bond Issuance - Factors Behind our Recent Ratings and Outlook Affirmation and View on the Bond Issuance

 


 

MOODY'S TRAINING SEMINARS

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HONG KONG
Counterparty Credit Risk, 18-19 Aug
Advanced Corporate Credit Analysis, 7-9 Sep
Corporate Credit Rating Analysis, 2-4 Nov
Fundamentals of Bank Credit Risk Analysis, 5-6 Nov
Insurance Credit Analysis, 25-27 Nov

KUALA LUMPUR
Islamic Finance – Risk Management, 23-24 Nov
Islamic Finance – Sukuk: Theory and Practice, 25-26 Nov

SINGAPORE
Bank Regulation: Impact and Implications of Evolving Regimes, 13-14 Aug
Analyzing Sovereign and Country Risk, 17-18 Aug
Advanced Bank Risk Analysis, 19-21 Aug
Corporate Credit & Cash Flow Analysis, 7-9 Sep
Covenants & Documentation, 11 Nov
Corporate Credit Rating Analysis, 17-19 Nov
Fundamentals of Corporate Credit, 8-11 Dec

SYDNEY
Insurance Credit Analysis, 26-28 Aug
Fundamentals of Corporate Credit, 31 Aug-3 Sep
Advanced Corporate Credit Analysis, 13-15 Oct
Covenants & Documentation, 16 Oct
Corporate Credit Rating Analysis, 19-21 Oct
Fundamentals of Bank Credit Risk Analysis, 22-23 Oct

TOKYO
Fundamentals of Bank Credit Risk Analysis, 3-4 Dec

 


  CONTACT US Back to top button  
 

Soo-Jung Kim
Representative Director
Korea and Mongolia
+82.2.787.2273

Vineet Gupta
Vice President
India
+91.750.625.0104

Asia Pacific Client Desk
Research & Subscriptions
+852.3551.3077

Yasushi Furuya
VP-Account Management
Japan
+81.3.5408.4272

James Flitton
Vice President
Singapore
+65.6398.8338

Maria Lee
Vice President
South China - Hong Kong
+852.3758.1338

Kelly Moy
Senior Vice President
North Asia
+852.3758.1323

Cynthia Zhao
Vice President
North China - Beijing
+86.10.6319.6566

Miki Zhou
Vice President
Central China - Shanghai
+86.21.6101.0227

 


 

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