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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 stomach-churning movements recently seen in three Hong Kong-listed stocks, where billions of dollars were wiped out in a span of a few hours, have shone a light on the lack of protection in Hong Kong against such rapid fluctuations. The city needs to embrace circuit breakers urgently if it wants to bolster its defences. -
Making Capital Markets Union work will be hard without someone in charge. Maybe it should be the market.
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Ratings are getting more complicated, as agencies struggle to reflect regulatory changes to bank capital structures. But sometimes, simple is best.
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A move to halve the number of rolls for single name credit default swaps is a short term act of necessity. But the CDS market needs much more reform.
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It's the debate that just won't die. Banks are busy issuing hybrid capital with regulatory and tier one capital triggers, but academics keep on proposing market value triggers.
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China is finally going to launch the country’s first green bond, with Industrial Bank eyeing an offshore renminbi offering later this year. While this should be good news for the development of green financing, the choice of issuer is hardly a vote of confidence in the asset class. China needs to be bolder if wants to prove it’s serious about going green.
