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Suddenly infrastructure is the word on every Western politician’s lips. It has become an indispensable element of a re-election campaign, a weapon with which to fight back against populism and win over the hearts and minds of disgruntled electorates.
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For all the noise in the US and EU markets this year over risk retention and the harm that it causes issuers and market participants, many in the market admit privately to quite liking the idea. -
Mark Twain supposedly said: “I’m great at quitting smoking. I’ve done it a thousand times.” One could say much the same about UniCredit and new strategic plans, though this time, perhaps it’ll stub out the filthiest parts of its loan book for good.
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Most ECM practitioners in Asia are set to end 2016 not with a bang but a whimper. But even after such a volatile year, they are heading into 2017 with a rosier view of the market. Given the topsy turvy events of this year, the better strategy would be to err on the side of caution.
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The Republic of Indonesia re-opened G3 sovereign bonds for emerging market issuers last week with a $3bn triple-trancher — the second December in a row that it has made an early start on its funding plans. While its timing has come under criticism from some market watchers, the country made a savvy move given the circumstances.
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In a conference speech last Thursday, Prosper president Ron Suber likened the marketplace lending and its use of different funding models to music streaming apps like Spotify and iTunes. But the marketplace lending industry is still dependent on many of the same models that preceded it.
