A simpler financing life: local authorities aim to put derivatives nightmare behind them

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A simpler financing life: local authorities aim to put derivatives nightmare behind them

With losses of around €6bn from €36bn of contracts, local governments in Italy have, understandably, been banned from buying derivatives products. But what of their appetite for more straightforward capital markets instruments such as bonds? Philip Moore finds out.

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