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For all China’s talk of cracking down on investors manipulating the market, it seems to have turned a blind eye to the fact that it is one of the biggest culprits when it comes to market interference. The regulator’s frantic move over the weekend to stabilise stock markets looks like panic and has caused more harm than good. -
Resolving a bank that’s about to fall over is all about forcing losses on bondholders and protecting essential functions. Sovereign resolution seems to be about the opposite.
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The reaction from Europe’s capital markets this week is far from what Greece’s government politicians may have been hoping for, after talks broke down this weekend.
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More than half a year into the European Central Bank’s Asset-Backed Securities Purchase Programme, there are some in the market who are dubious about the impact the initiative can have on the European ABS market.
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New issue concessions of 50bp drew snorts of derision from some corners of the FIG market last week, but with Greece sending shivers down investors’ spines, the banks that paid up early may have the last laugh.
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After years of inactivity, Asia will finally get the first legislative covered bonds from South Korea’s Kookmin Bank and Singapore’s DBS. But even though governments are keen on the product, the asset class is unlikely to truly blossom in the region.
