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Benin reaped the rewards of its sukuk debut last week, and will do so for years to come
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Scrutiny of regulatory proposals by those without securitization expertise is a feature, not a bug
Weak or half-hearted response to Greenland threats will leave markets crumbling
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Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena’s debt-for-equity swap is the bank resolution and recovery directive (BRRD) working in practice. Bondholders have no escape. -
Zopa’s application for a banking licence is a clear vindication of a long-recognisable trend — as online lending platforms mature, they look to adopt the traditional models that they once appeared to shun.
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That the Canadian finance minister has had to explain that the UK is behind the US, European Union and China in line for trade talks is not only bad news for the UK economy and the politicians in charge of it. It also highlights how 'post-truth' politics — or, in common parlance, lying — is set to play havoc with issuers’ funding plans.
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Syndicated loans bankers in Asia had braced themselves for a rough 2016, hurt by clients’ preference for cheaper, local currency options. But as the year wraps up, adversity has pushed loans houses to innovate by finding opportunities outside their comfort zones and tapping into new sources of liquidity.
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It has been the year where Chinese banks went from challenger to champion in Asian investment banking. Growing almost as fast have been the complaints from international rivals. Bankers at global firms may not like the methods but Chinese banks are liquid and they are here to stay: it’s time to adapt.
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Issuers and their bankers have been too slow to react to the swift change in sentiment since the US election. That oversight became glaringly obvious this week with deals from BBVA and ANZ, but the mood swing was clear well before that.
