Americas

The US government’s agreement to remove the country’s debt ceiling early in February has left the buy-side waiting for a wave of issuance from the US Treasury — including this week, when the largest ever T-bill auction took place. But as opportunities arise for investors, one has warned that the public may end up seeing the bond market as "the bad guys."

South America’s smallest nation, Suriname, suffered a rating downgrade late on Tuesday, due to Moody’s fears of a further erosion in the country’s fiscal metrics.

China’s FX watchdog loosens its grip on FX forward settlement, HSBC becomes the first foreign bank to handle an individual RMB remittance transaction following a rule change in January and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stopped an attempt by Chinese investors to acquire the Chicago Stock Exchange.

Chicago-based futures brokerage Rosenthal Collins Group on Tuesday announced that it had appointed Jason Manumaleuna president of the organisation, replacing industry veteran Maureen Downs, who left last December.

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The Financial Conduct Authority on Tuesday called upon technology experts from across the finance industry to give feedback on a new automated way to provide the FCA with regulatory reports.

Deal-contingent hedging can be a great way to hedge risks associated with mergers and acquisitions, but a number of pitfalls can flummox first time users of these specialist derivatives.

Banco Supervielle, the Argentine lender, is looking to increase the size of its existing bond shelf from $800m to $2.3bn, according to a regulatory filing.

The UK Embassy in Peru and Bolsa de Valores de Lima (BVL), the Lima Stock Exchange, have launched plans for what would be the first green bond market in South America, following a similar initiative in Mexico.

Mexican state-owned giant Pemex will buy back $1.8bn of old bonds in the second leg of a liability management exercise funded by its recent bond issue.

New issue markets in Latin America took a pause this week, but DCM bankers covering the region were not overly concerned as recent deals issued amid the volatility began to gain ground.

Two Latin American companies on the path to recovery from precarious situations have found themselves somewhat stuck in their liability management efforts because of tougher conditions in new issue markets.