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Hong Kong's IPO market relies heavily on Chinese issuers for deal flow, and with them a force of cornerstone investors. A much needed shake-up to the cosy cornerstone base is expected, thanks to new regulations by China’s foreign exchange regulator. But for those who view the change as a possible solution, the rules are likely to prove disappointing. -
The rise of populism in Europe has claimed its first capital markets victims. Brace yourself for more.
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Two Russian corporate deals in as many weeks have been stuffed down investors’ throats. Both were deemed tight, but Rusal, the first, sold off and is yet to recover to par. Russian issuers are famously price-driven, and the deals prompted complaints — but market dynamics mean that tight pricing is here to stay.
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The first weeks of the Trump administration have been chaotic. So much so that the big banks may be re-evaluating their once rosy outlook for the economy under an 'outsider' president.
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The UK government’s decision to sell off part of its student loan portfolio is unlikely to deliver value for taxpayers. If it’s short of cash, it has a highly functional capital market ready to provide it — at better rates than the student loan deal could ever match.
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Now there’s a chance that the marginalised and downtrodden voters of rust belt America will get what they really want — a wholesale dismantling of the post-crisis banking regulation — the finance industry must ask itself if that’s what it really wants.
