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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. -
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.
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The incoming presidential administration has made headlines for its proclamations of wide ranging political and economic reforms, but it's also becoming clear that the new president may not be any more willing than his predecessors to tackle one of the most contentious policy issues in the capitol — the reform of the US housing and mortgage finance industry.
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All central counterparties, by their nature, are systemically important. But some are more systemic than others. Regulators should adopt a more tiered, and more technological approach to CCP recovery and resolution.
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The market was already expecting that the European Central Bank would announce an extension to quantitative easing — and be tight-lipped on tapering — at its next governing council meeting on Thursday. The resignation of Italy's prime minister Matteo Renzi following defeat in a constitutional referendum on Sunday now means the central bank has little choice but to offer some more easing.
