Top Section/Ad
Top Section/Ad
Most recent
Little green men could be closer than they appear
Scrutiny of regulatory proposals by those without securitization expertise is a feature, not a bug
Weak or half-hearted response to Greenland threats will leave markets crumbling
Over the last week the US president has pushed to make homes and consumer credit more affordable but these policies risk unintended consequences
More articles/Ad
More articles/Ad
More articles
-
Banks outside the top five in the league tables, especially those operating in emerging market bonds, often sing a song that would tug at the heart strings if set against a solo violin. They claim that the league tables for CEEMEA deals often do not represent the banks that do the bulk of business in each region because the huge jumbo deals that occasionally spring up skew the results wildly in favour of the big firms. But the numbers show that claim is utter nonsense. -
There is a fantastic case for owning Tesla shares, but investors cannot realistically asses its merits when the price is prone to huge daily moves, often driven by the whim of its errant leader. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) needs to muzzle Musk.
-
As the world has cottoned on to how its dominant role in the CLO market has exploded, Japan’s Norinchukin Bank is apparently under the regulatory spotlight too. There’s nothing wrong with it buying loan exposure by the bucketload, but where it marks that lot might merit close examination.
-
Emmanuel Macron has called for the creation of a European Climate Bank to finance the European Union’s “ecological transition” towards a climate friendly economy. While the French president’s plea for such financing is right and urgent, creating yet another European supranational entity is not the most efficient solution, especially as the EU already has a world leader in sustainable lending — the European Investment Bank.
-
China has set the official rules for its Nasdaq-style tech board. It is undoubtedly a step forward for China’s equity capital market, but it should not be a surprise if a bubble forms soon after it launches.
-
The brief default of a dollar bond by local government financing vehicle (LGFV) Qinghai Provincial Investment Group last week caused next to no impact in the China offshore bond market. That is a bad sign.
