Banks
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The Swiss franc new issue market sprang back to life this week, led by FIG borrowers.
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Populist governments will be tempted to use the opportunity presented by record low yields to borrow money at close to zero interest rates to reverse austerity and fund major spending schemes, according to the authors of a study into long-term asset returns. Meanwhile, an economist elsewhere suggested lax monetary policy has meant sovereign credit default swap (CDS) prices are underrepresenting risks. -
Commerzbank has chosen its human resources boss Bettina Orlopp to be its new chief financial officer. She will oversee the bank’s new strategic programme — ‘5.0’ — which involves the corporate clients division hiring to focus on German distribution.
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Investors have not completely shunned Libor-linked floating rate notes from public sector borrowers, as a trade from Swedish Export Credit Corp showed this week.
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