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Market orthodoxy is that UBS made an astute move by cutting back its investment bank in 2012, and that Credit Suisse’s hiring of Tidjane Thiam is a prelude to it doing the same. But how true is that – and should Thiam sharpen his axe?
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The Indian budget has made a few big changes to the way real estate and infrastructure trusts will be taxed. This is positive, but the government has still failed to tackle some points that are critical to kickstart the market. If the country is serious about becoming a Reit hub, it needs to be not just clearer, but bolder.
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It’s easy to make short term arguments that standardising CLO documentation and improving execution transparency hurts managers, or investors, or banks. But it doesn’t have to.
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Euro benchmarks from the Gulf are rare but this is the right time for that to change.
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This year has thrown quite a few challenges the way of syndicated loans bankers, with commodity price volatility and macroeconomic uncertainty in China among the factors seen denting deal volumes in Asia ex-Japan. But bankers should not despair. Despite the depressing data, there is reason to be hopeful about the prospects for the rest of 2015.
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Secrecy is a natural facet of a private market like loans – but no good will come if denial continues even after deals have been signed.