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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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UBS’s heads of ultra high net worth wealth management argued, in a Davos-themed special, about the importance of enticing private capital to buy the sustainable bonds of multilateral development banks (MDBs). There are plenty of ways investors can encourage sustainability, but buying more MDB bonds ranks pretty low.
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Banks across the Street have sought to woo shareholders with business models that celebrate the holy matrimony between Steady Eddie wealth management and (supposedly) reformed wild child investment banking. But the repercussions on bank earnings from the demise of South African retailer Steinhoff are a reminder that the course of true love never did run smooth. -
Komodo bonds — offshore Indonesian rupiah bonds — are finally sputtering into life. This week, the second such deal by an Indonesian company has shown their potential. But don’t count your dragons before they hatch. The market will always be limited — and that’s a good thing.
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Bitcoin has, since its creation, been a wild ride. Volatility is part of its charm — after all, where else do you get more than 1,500% growth in a year? But if, or when, it crashes for good, how would it play out?
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Carillion filed for compulsory liquidation on Monday, prompting floods of columnists to rush to display their hours-old knowledge of the UK outsourcing sector and denounce the firm’s borrowing strategy. But what the case proves is that each collapsing company is unhappy in its own way.
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The UK building and services company had borrowed Schuldschein loans, which are unlikely to be paid in full — and the Schuldschein market couldn’t care less.
