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• When a bad deal leads to no deal, no one wins

  

  Maintaining confidence in the system relies on trust that leaders — those selected for their competence and character to set the course for the rest of us — are well informed, able to communicate with others at their level and take decisions that serve the interests of those they lead.

  • 17 Jan 2019

• Japanese regulators looking at EU-style ABS rules

  

  Japanese regulators are looking to implement risk retention requirements for investors that closely mirror European-style regulation, bringing them more in line with Europe but potentially distancing Japanese investors from US ABS markets.

  • 15 Jan 2019

• Philippines looks to issue cat bond

  

  The Philippines is preparing a sovereign catastrophe bond, the World Bank said on Monday. The imperilled country could be the next to use the instrument as insurance against natural disasters.

  • 14 Jan 2019

• Bashing World Bank damages US interests

  

  That US president Donald Trump’s administration should pick a fight with the World Bank — and the bevy of other multilateral development banks the US owns shares in — is no surprise.

  • 10 Jan 2019

• Capital markets must avoid the optimism trap

  

  Sustainability is conquering finance — to judge by what the industry likes to talk about. Outside the window, the real economy continues much as before. Is all the noise about green finance actually shifting capital in the right direction — or is it just making people feel better?

  • 17 Dec 2018

• Geely’s second ABS prices tighter than bigger names

  

  After its successful debut in the Chinese ABS market, Genius Auto Finance, the joint venture between Geely Automobile Holdings and BNP Paribas Personal Finance, scored an equally popular follow-up deal at an even tighter price.

  • 06 Dec 2018

• Geely ups the ante in new ABS deal

  

  After testing the market with a single tranche Rmb1.94bn ($284m) note in August, carmaker Geely will launch a bigger deal with a more complex structure.

  • 28 Nov 2018

• BMW's China arm returns to ABS, shifts to revolver

  

  BMW Automotive Finance returned to China's ABS market this week, raising Rmb4.5bn ($575m) from its second deal of the year. But the auto lender tweaked the structure this time, adding a revolving portion.

  • 28 Nov 2018

• Second lap: BMW returns to ABS after just two months

  

  BMW Automotive Finance will open books for its second auto loan ABS of the year on November 27, another three-trancher worth Rmb4.5bn ($648m).

  • 21 Nov 2018

• Mercedes-Benz gets tighter pricing on second ABS of 2018

  

  German automaker Mercedes-Benz raised Rmb8bn ($1.15bn) from an auto loan ABS this week, slashing its funding cost just three months after its last foray into the market.

  • 20 Nov 2018

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