Mindless IPT premiums – knock it off

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Mindless IPT premiums – knock it off

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Picture this common practice found across the bond markets: a deal comes with initial price thoughts well wide of fair value, and investors know with complete certainty that it will get dragged in until it lands near where it should have started in the first place. Now, some issuers are calling on their peers to stop the charade. It’s about time.

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