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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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The lengthy complaint about HSBC management drafted, purportedly, by investment bankers at the firm must be taken seriously and investigated, if its new chief executive John Flint wants to win the confidence of the rest of the staff and shareholders, argues Jon Hay in a GlobalCapital View. -
Hanwha General Insurance’s failed attempt at a tier two dollar bond last week shows that not all South Korean credits can win over investors, as the buy-side looks at the country’s insurance borrowers with a lack of enthusiasm and a healthy dose of scepticism. With more Korean insurers set to hit the market, it’s time they reassess their approach to fundraisings.
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The demise of Wonga.com brought the payday lending industry back into the public consciousness. With socially minded investors scrambling to find assets, this industry seems ripe for intervention via social financing.
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The authors of the controversial mutiny memo at HSBC have understandable frustrations, but their tactics leave something to be desired. The bank’s new chief executive will have to take their concerns seriously and act to restore confidence, but cannot manage HSBC on the basis of anonymous comments about its senior executives. If corporate finance at the bank does need fixing, this will have to wait.
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Canada should have thought twice before stripping banks of their ability to use senior debt as an ordinary funding tool.
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The days of blowout deals and super tight pricing look to be over in the euro SSA market as quantitative easing nears its end. That means banks will really have to start earning their bookrunner fees.
