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Russia’s new bond may well be an act of defiance from the government, but it was also a savvy move in the capital markets as pressure on the country increases. Russia must have been keen to show that it did not need to alter course for funding in the face of allegations that it has poisoned ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter in the UK. But financially it was also a sensible move that helps to fund the country in the face of an escalation of the situation. -
Any capital markets professional breathing a sigh of relief over the agreement of Monday's Brexit transition deal between the EU and the UK, should stop to realise that all this agreement does is prolong the uncertainty.
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A top US derivatives regulator on Wednesday went into battle against his European counterparts over their new proposal that will increase the stringency of the EU’s oversight of foreign clearing houses.
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The eagerly awaited European 'Covered Bond Directive' was supposed to ring-fence the quality of covered bonds by clearly defining the assets that are eligible for the cover pool. But the proposal risks diluting the quality of the product.
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A respectable culture in markets matters, but not in the way that regulators think it does. It can’t be dictated from on high, but it does have to be actively maintained.
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The contest over who will succeed Lloyd Blankfein as Goldman Sachs boss has ended, with David Solomon the victor. Both Solomon, and Harvey Schwartz, who will be resigning from the firm, shared their thoughts about themselves, and the markets, in podcasts last year — and GlobalCapital picked over the highlights.
