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Regulators nervous about the perils of private credit should reflect on their own role restraining bank lending while pushing insurers into private markets
The Fairbridge 2025-1 transaction is a huge leap in the right direction for bringing the asset class to the public RMBS market
As thrilling as last week's Reverse Yankee-led corporate bond fest in Europe may have been, it did not confirm the market has matured to its magnificent final form
Greater competition may already be paying dividends
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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. -
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.
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The World Bank has abandoned its plans for a follow-up to its pandemic bond. That is a pity. Although its attempt wasn’t perfect, the format is a valuable concept and shouldn’t be abandoned because of one flawed deal.
