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A June rate hike from the US Federal Reserve may be all but off the table, but we have nevertheless entered a period of rising rates. That means structured notes may deserve more attention than they are getting. -
Recent allegations against Nomura about a syndicated loan that went bad has re-opened the debate on investment banks’ practice of minimal or zero holds versus commercial banks’ take-and-hold strategy. And the legal action initiated by Taiwanese banks shows there is a need for more transparency — even in secondary sell-downs.
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Distributed ledger technology, of which blockchain is one kind, has the potential to revolutionise all areas of financial markets very quickly. But the characteristics that make it a boon to market participants ensure regulators will have a hard job staying on top of it.
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Bankers are growing increasingly worried about investor fatigue in the face of the huge supply of bonds from the Middle East, and some are suggesting that a switch to euros could be a remedy. Tapping the single currency could help, but it won't be a quick solution for everyone.
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On the face of it, last week was a glorious time for Asia’s equity capital markets. Volumes got a huge leg up thanks to a $5.5bn bond exchangeable into Alibaba Group Holdings shares while stockholders jumped at the opportunity to sell overnight blocks. But look under the hood and this spurt of activity changes little.
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The successful distribution of a jumbo loan for ChemChina’s acquisition of Syngenta shows that Chinese banks have learned quickly from past mistakes. And as the trend of Chinese companies snapping up prized assets overseas intensifies, they will only get better at arranging large, complex deals.
