Bloomberg India’s first Masala bond from Housing Development Finance Corp, the nation’s biggest mortgage lender, opens the door for other high-quality issuers to tap the nascent offshore rupee-debt market, according to Credit Suisse Group AG and Nomura Holdings Inc. HDFC sold 30 billion rupees (US$447 million) of three-year, one-month notes at an annualized yield of 8.33 percent, compared with ...

  Bloomberg Some of Asia’s biggest technology companies are backing the latest fund from DCM Ventures, extending the corporate venture boom that hit a 15-year high last year. DCM Ventures had completed a final close of its primary fund at US$500 million and had wrapped up two separate funds: a US$100 million vehicle for fledgling startups using emerging platforms such ...

  Bloomberg New Zealand Prime Minister John Key will be joined by Trade Minister Todd McClay in Indonesia this week as he seeks to boost trade between the two countries. McClay said he is traveling to Indonesia Sunday to join Key and a high-level business delegation for a two-day visit to New Zealand’s 11th largest export market. “Our two-way trade ...