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Turbulent market conditions of the Middle East war have pushed bond issuers and investors to try new things
A swift response is tempting, but lenders should avoid kneejerk reaction
Talk of de-dollarisation has evaporated. The dollar market remains the undisputed king of financing
Inflation caused by war threatens budding recovery in commercial real estate
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Nobody likes it when markets seize up, but the post-Brexit plight of the UK commercial property funds shows markets working well, not badly. It also demonstrates why markets, not banks, are the best providers of financing.
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Mozambique’s debt story has been unravelling since the disclosure of some $1.4bn of additional public loans in April, but if anyone thought this painful tale of investor woe was enough to dampen appetite towards Africa, they’d be completely wrong. -
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s updated securitization framework shows strong alignment with the European Commission on risk weights — but adverse discussions in the European Parliament mean that the chances creating the elusive 'level playing field' for high quality securitizations looks slim.
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Asia’s infatuation with cornerstone investors is showing no signs of letting up, as issuers continue to hand over record amounts of stock in their IPOs. The practice has come in for some criticism, but the naysayers are short sighted. Cornerstone demand, for better or worse, is what the market needs right now.
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Brexit has left many issuers sitting out of the market avoiding volatility, but given the troubling times ahead, they might be better advised to keep funding.
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European supervisory authorities’ open letter to EU commissioner Jonathan Hill requesting he rethink and minimise a damaging delay over approving swaps margin rules demonstrates that Europe needs to overhaul its process or putting together regulation in favour of a more coordinated approach.
