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Last week saw the revival of a once glorious tradition; the spurious big bank M&A rumour. The trigger was an article suggesting UniCredit had approached the German government about buying Commerzbank, which was followed, in short order, by a suggestion that BNP Paribas was the preferred suitor. -
Despite its noble intentions, the UK Labour Party’s plan to limit the total amount of interest and charges which credit card lenders can charge will cut access to credit and limit the flexibility for borrowers.
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Market participants have lauded India’s latest efforts to encourage bond and equity issuance from real estate and infrastructure trusts, but they should curb their enthusiasm. What the sector really needs is not looser regulation, but a fundamental shift in investor thinking — which may be the hardest challenge of all.
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Toys‘R’Us has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US and Canada as it attempts to restructure its debt. Its woes should be another hint to CLO managers that its time to cycle out of specialist retail exposures.
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If the market commentariat thinks that the buy-side should be worried by upcoming European Central Bank tapering, then someone has yet to tell investors.
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It’s been 13 years since China last sold a dollar bond. Since the news this summer that the Middle Kingdom was eyeing a return to the offshore debt market, bankers and investors have kept a close eye on any official news of the transaction. But as the end of the year nears, it appears as though China missed its mark for issuing an earth shattering bond.
