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Banks, rightly, have been asked for more data and more disclosure than ever before – driven largely by tougher regulatory regimes. But regulators themselves still fall short of the transparency which market participants need.
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When an issuer is in danger of collapse, investors often have the wrong incentives. That’s why Metinvest is right to threaten bondholders with a cram down, just as the sovereign is right to threaten a debt moratorium.
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The issue of weighted voting rights (WVRs) is firmly back on the agenda for Hong Kong, with the stock exchange flagging their possible implementation next year. But with thin demand for the structure and the low likelihood of another Alibaba-sized listing, these efforts may come to naught. -
In the corporate market investors aren’t buying and issuers aren’t mandating. But borrowers are still keen to roadshow. That is giving false hope to bond syndicates, and the costs could outweigh the benefits.
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Turkish banks habitually follow wherever Akbank goes to their own advantage — but with longer dated financing they should follow for both their own good and that of the market.
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Germany’s jewel in the SSA crown, KfW, drew a gasp of horror on Tuesday when it set out to sell a seven year benchmark, but only limped to €2bn. That should ring alarm bells in the offices of every European public sector borrower.
