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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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Central bank independence is under threat. When politicians attempt to take control of monetary policy for their own ends, markets tend to panic, but it may be time to acknowledge that monetary policy is inherently political. -
Leveraged loan and high yield bond documentation is starting to see a new feature creep in — anti “net short” language, which attempts to stop creditors that are short the company from getting a place at the table in a restructuring. The funds targeted by the new provisions aren’t exactly the cuddliest citizens of the capital markets, but they won’t be the only casualties.
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Budweiser Brewing Apac is on track to seal the biggest IPO globally so far this year, and the largest in Hong Kong in more than a decade. While the base size of up to HK$76.4bn ($9.8bn) alone is impressive, equally so is the company’s decision to eschew cornerstone investors altogether. But there’s a long way to go before other issuers will be able to follow in its footsteps.
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South Korea’s green and sustainable bond market is thriving this year. The country is already streets ahead of its peer China, with its sovereign printing a green deal and issuers embracing new twists on these financings. That forward-thinking mentality is just the beginning.
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NatWest Markets has signed the first Sonia-linked loan for a UK corporate, and in doing so the bank is a clear stand-out in a market desperate for a solution to sterling loan worries.
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The EU’s decision not to extend equivalence to Swiss exchanges and Switzerland’s subsequent retaliation is a perfect example of why the measure is an insufficient framework for future EU-UK financial services relations after Brexit.
