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Mainland purchases of Hong Kong H shares exhausted the southbound daily quota of the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect for the second straight day on April 9. The new enthusiasm among Chinese buyers will be a boon for many, but it is also a sharp reminder of the potential and risks associated with China’s opening. -
Mezzanine loans have barely featured in leveraged finance this year. While investors would still love to play, they are being pushed out as borrowers have too many cheaper options.
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An attempt by a Chinese state-owned enterprise to seek a waiver of the requirement to hand over 10% of any public equity offering to the country's pension fund has put the spotlight on a rule that looks increasingly hard to justify. Exempting offshore deals would be a good step forward.
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The stars are not aligning for mezzanine loans in leveraged finance this year. While investors would still love to play, they are being pushed out as borrowers have too many cheaper options.
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The Federal Housing Finance Agency's risk transfer programmes are sponsoring egregious risk taking in the name of attracting private capital to housing finance.
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The Financial Conduct Authority gained powers to regulate competition last week. If investment banking as we know it is going to survive, banks need to be able to prove their hands are clean.
