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Scrutiny of regulatory proposals by those without securitization expertise is a feature, not a bug
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Over the last week the US president has pushed to make homes and consumer credit more affordable but these policies risk unintended consequences
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The calls have started to emerge for Turkey to turn to the IMF. Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has always been dead set against the idea — and perhaps that’s for the best. -
There were widespread hopes earlier this year that not only would Italy’s Garanzia sulla Cartolarizzazione delle Sofferenze (GACS) scheme be extended, but it would also include a provision for loans classified as unlikely-to-pay (UTP).
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Equity markets have recovered much of their swagger in 2019, with the S&P 500 almost completely clawing back losses from the worst sell-off since the financial crisis.
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Sustainable finance is bubbling with exciting new initiatives. But making people feel good is not enough. Activity needs to produce results, and so far there is more noise than movement. The tone is far too sedate — it needs some hard core activism to break the torpor.
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China has announced a series of tax incentives to help boost demand for the non-existent Chinese Depository Receipt (CDR) market. But the authorities have it backwards, investors are available, finding a willing issuer is the problem.
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The European Stability Mechanism’s initiative to create the first public sector-backed bond platform could seriously disrupt the current model for issuing euro bonds. But the plan only makes sense if it brings down costs.
