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Latin America's primary bond market has had its slowest start for nine years despite strong appetite for emerging market debt. This has presented an unexpected opportunity for issuers, and those from Brazil are best placed to take advantage. -
The UK banking sector has more links to China than the equivalent sectors in the US, Japan, the euro area and South Korea do combined. Analysts are warning that China's growth is slowing, and HSBC’s poor results have been linked to this. But those espousing that view are overstating the connection.
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Covered bonds offer a way for Baltic banks to develop a new seam of long-term standalone wholesale funding. But a successful conclusion to this project will depend on whether investors are convinced there is an effective mechanism for cross-border recognition of assets.
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As investors and service providers pour into the market for Greek non-performing loans, authorities in the country have proposed two schemes to help the country's banks meet their ambitious targets for selling off these assets and cleaning up their balance sheets. Only one of them deserves serious consideration.
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Investors should beware the surge in Brazilian equities that coincided with the election of its new president Jair Bolsonaro last year.
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South Korean supermarket chain Homeplus Stores is nearing a $1.5bn real estate investment trust listing. The deal deserves attention in its own right. But it also serves as a stark reminder that Singapore, once the quintessential Reit listing venue in Asia, has fallen from grace.
