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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.
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The EU’s first piece of sustainable finance legislation sets rules for green investment indices. That is all well and good, but more promising is a hint that all the ordinary indices may have to admit how un-green they are.
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It is richly ironic that incoming measures meant to take Europe one big step closer to completing its Banking Union have ended up recognising that nothing of the sort actually exists.
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Even credit geeks relegate accounting geeks to the back corners of the classroom. It’s proverbially dry, and shouldn’t affect real world issues, such as whether a company can deliver returns for its shareholders and pay its debts. But seemingly esoteric accounting changes can mean major real world consequences. It’s not just for the geeks; it’s time to get real about IFRS.
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After some stunning successes in the CEEMEA primary bond markets last week, it will be tempting for syndicate teams to think that initial guidance for bonds going forward should be much tighter. But making that assumption could make the whole EM rally come unstuck.
