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Standard Chartered prides itself on being an emerging markets bank, but with London being the base for its senior management, headquarters and its main board listing, there is a mismatch between the bank’s leadership and the markets in which it operates. With all the signs pointing to the exit this year of long-serving CEO Peter Sands, it’s time for the bank to end the disconnect between its head and its heart. -
After the boom comes the bust. If 2014 was a banner year for offshore RMB bond issuance, things are not looking too hot for 2015. Just four deals have priced so far, with the volume raised just a quarter of last year. Dim sum bonds have been a key tool of RMB internationalisation, but changing conditions have stripped them of their appeal. It’s time for Chinese authorities to get creative.
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A lot of ink has been spilt over the moral hazard of allowing Greece to restructure its €240bn in Troika debt with haircuts. But seeing Greece's struggle with debt as an essentially moral problem leads to a stubbornness that precludes pragmatism.
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Faced with shrinking yields, covered bond investors have been deserting the market. Unless the ECB moves out of the way and switches to sovereign purchases fast, there is a real risk that these buyers will not be there when the extraordinary stimulus measures now being delivered are taken away.
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The European Commission’s “Juncker Plan” to boost investment by €315bn ($356.14bn) is welcome. Scepticism that it cannot work because it only has €21bn of capital is unwarranted. The European Investment Bank is putting its shoulder to the wheel and should not be underestimated. But do not expect this to solve Europe’s infrastructure investment problems. Money is not the problem. The real obstacles is are governments' indecision about what infrastructure they want and how investors will make a return.
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JP Morgan’s investor survey found 19% of high grade investors think new issue premium (Nip) will be the best source of alpha in the year ahead. With yields on the floor, it makes sense, but it is sign of a deep malaise in the fixed income market.
