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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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As Greece nears a deal on a third bail-out package, the idea of GDP-linked sovereign bonds will bubble up again. The structure looks good in academic papers, but the real world might be less forgiving.
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The AT1 market has come of age. In just over two years there is no longer a need for arduous investor education and perfect markets to sell the riskiest bank debt on offer.
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The Indian government has ridden to the rescue of its ailing state-owned banks, promising to plough more capital into them to help shore up their tier one ratios. But a capital boost is no answer to the myriad problems facing the country’s public sector lenders. India needs to take a more radical approach. -
A pair of Korean policy banks have shown their savviness by opting for single tranche offshore renminbi trade bonds dual-listed as a dim sum and Formosa bond. Strong international credits should take this fairly new structure more seriously if they are looking for opportunities to save costs and secure new investor bases at the same time.
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Emerging markets bankers say Turkish banks, in their new enthusiasm for MTNs, have taken their devotion to an alternative market a little too far. But the Turkish issuers are only using this market exactly as they were sold it.
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has not announced any delay to its decision on whether to include the renminbi in its Special Drawing Rights (SDR) facility. Is that clear enough for everyone?
