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Germany’s constitutional court has referred several questions to the European Court of Justice over whether the Public Sector Purchase Programme (PSPP) is compatible with European Union rules prohibiting monetary financing by central banks. As was proved with Germany’s challenge of the European Central Bank’s Outright Monetary Transactions (OMT), there is again likely to be little effect from the move — and in any case, Germany’s judiciary should learn that at times of crisis, central banks should be left to wave their magic wands. -
US private equity firms keep an eye on European deals, but their doubts over the eurozone’s future become a deterrent at times. Now that Germany and France are signalling a zealous commitment to the European project, the chance is ripe to regain their trust.
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National Thermal Power Corp (NTPC) has become the second Indian company to seek long-term funding under the latest Reserve Bank of India guidelines — about five months after Power Finance Corp's similar, albeit unsuccessful, attempt. Given that precedent, NTPC will do well to keep its hopes in check.
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Despite UK assets offering juicier spreads than their European counterparts, distribution stats show little European investor participation in UK deals. That might be disappointing for UK issuers, but at least it means little to fear from a hard Brexit.
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Regulators bemoan the lack of comparability in capital standards — the main point of the leverage ratio, and Basel IV, is allegedly to make the capital ratios of different banks more comparable — but the easiest fix to the problem is disclosure, not output floors. Here are GlobalCapital’s suggestions:
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Asian issuers are racing against the clock to push out new bonds, taking advantage of abundant liquidity and historically low yields. But with summer fast approaching, issuers — particularly high yield debut names — should go back to basics.
