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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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The Basel Committee’s new trading book rules don’t force banks to split into subsidiaries or to ringfence capital. But they will still revolutionise how investment banks run their trading businesses.
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Ever since it emerged that Saudi Aramco was considering a public listing, equity capital market specialists have been trembling at the potential for the largest IPO in history. Such a deal could also transform the Saudi exchange, finally bringing a rush of foreign investment into the country’s stocks. -
The ECB can’t risk large disruptions in the European capital markets it is trying to support, nor paranoid doom spirals in the banks it supervises. So it needs care when and how it communicates with the market.
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Doosan Group exited from Korea Aerospace Industries this month via a block, which in a move away from traditional sell-downs in Asia, was executed as a private placement. Privately placed blocks appear to be emerging as a new solution for deals during tough times — and it’s an approach that other South Korean vendors should replicate.
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Equity capital market banks will love an IPO of Saudi Aramco, or parts of it, if one happens. But getting there is going to be arduous and could disrupt other business this year. The best thing for the market would be a quick and clear-cut process. Sadly, bankers say that is unlikely.
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European Central Bank needs to give Europe's regions clarity on whether it will buy their bonds. Delaying the decision costs the central bank credibility, leaves the regions in a damaging limbo and hurts issuers that tend to print private deals.
