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The latest round of Republican calls in the US for president-elect Donald Trump to fire the Consumer Protection Financial Bureau (CFPB) head Richard Cordray and roll back the agency’s influence is a real threat to American consumers.
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A growing number of European high yield bonds are being listed on the Channel Islands Securities Exchange to avoid onerous EU regulations. But borrowers should avoid too many visits to the offshore haven for the good of their market. -
Origin launched the beta version of its private placement issuance platform on Monday, aiming to speed up and simplify the process of selling MTNs. It could make a material difference to the MTN market, but only if widely adopted.
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The move by the US Housing and Urban Development (HUD) secretary Julian Castro to reduce mortgage insurance premiums is a politically motivated one designed to pressure the incoming Trump administration. As such it brings the agency into the political arena at a time when non-partisanship should be the goal of one of the foremost housing authorities in the US.
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Everyone in debt capital markets has heard of green bonds, and most in the financial world accept that sustainability and greenness are Good Things. But for all the grand commitments and PR initiatives, understanding of the issues is still as hazy as a Beijing smog.
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Indonesia’s tiff with JP Morgan has brought the country unwelcome attention. While it is right to protect its own markets from instability, doling out punishments to the US bank undermines its reputation as a sophisticated, transparent country — qualities that could deter the international investors it has so successfully attracted.
