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Rishi Sunak, the UK chancellor of the exchequer, has already thrown some cash from the air to boost the economy and prevent a more serious downturn, with job retention measures, a cut in VAT and meal vouchers. But that won’t be enough. The UK needs a full scale helicopter drop. -
UK equity capital markets have undergone changes during the Covid-19 pandemic, including allowing retail investors to participate in accelerated recapitalisations of London-listed companies via PrimaryBid. The rise of the app represents a long overdue change but its impact is likely to be limited.
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When mortgage payment holiday schemes start to run out at the end of the year, there looms a genuine risk of a wave of defaults. Allowing investors access to borrower-level data may be the only way banks can clean up their balance sheets and maintain lending to the real economy but it is fraught with hazard and must be deftly handled.
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India’s banking sector has long been in trouble. However, while a few banks can appeal to the equity capital markets to restore their capital levels — and their reputations — this won’t be easy or cheap.
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The Shanghai Clearing House’s decision to give bond issuers insight into the holders of their debt is a smart move. China has enough regulation; what it lacks is information.
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Some parts of the market are talking about the benefits of ultra-short, money market debt that has a sustainability theme, while on Tuesday BBVA issued a perpetual green bond, albeit with a call. The viability of both these forms of debt shows that the common perception of green bonds is not quite true.
