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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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Times Property Holdings printed a $280m five year non call three bond this week in what was only the fourth Chinese high yield property firm to tap the international market in 2015. Even though the amount raised was small, its significance is anything but. A recovery for the much maligned sector could finally be on the cards. -
Pakistan’s latest draft law on real estate investment trusts (Reits) is worrying industry participants, many of whom are calling the requirement for a perpetual lock-up of a Reit manager's stake inflexible and illogical. But the regulator is right to impose tough rules. Issuers and investors will gain from a market that has its eye on the long term.
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Singapore’s 2015 budget surprised many market participants this week when it was revealed that the 3% stamp duty remission enjoyed by the country’s real estate investment trusts will not be extended. While S-Reits will have to make do with higher costs, this is a smart move by the authorities. It will encourage the asset class to grow beyond the borders of the city state.
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Financial innovation deserves scepticism, especially unregulated investments offering retail investors supposed juicy returns. But while P2P lending merits scrutiny, it is both less useful, and less dangerous, than banking.
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A greenshoe clause in two tranches of UBS’s recent additional tier one (AT1) deal was a welcome development for a market that needs lower volatility and more confidence.
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Angola may have progressed to printing bonds in the public market, but the lure of opaque African private placements will continue to tempt others.
