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A US Treasury report on capital markets, published on Friday, struck a populist tone, saying the rise of private credit at the expense of public market sources of financing has snatched money-making opportunities away from average Americans. But it is investment banking that has most to gain from a boost to public debt markets, not individual investors. -
Restricted tier one (RT1) bonds still do not make sense for Europe’s insurance industry and the asset class needs benchmark issuance before it can become a significant market in its own right. But the first deal in a major currency from ASR Nederland will be a very important line in the sand.
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As the industry continues to mature, marketplace lenders should drop their gimmicks and sell themselves on their underwriting records.
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Italy’s banks and politicians are worried about the European Central Bank’s non-performing loan crackdown. They are right to worry — but the answer is bankruptcy reform.
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Chinese issuers and investors are likely to be largely absent from the dollar bond market for the next few weeks, as the country prepares for a crucial meeting of Communist Party officials. The slowdown will be a good chance for issuers from elsewhere in the region to tap the market — and demonstrate whether Asia’s bond market can remain standing without Chinese liquidity.
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Mongolia’s macho new prime minister Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh is taking the reins of a country that has suffered from excessive debt, a woeful credit rating and a corruption scandal which felled his predecessor. But despite the country’s struggles, his best policy approach may be simply to maintain the current course.
