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A 367 day loan? Could that have been designed to tick a regulatory box? Of course it could. But don't scoff - banks have always gone right up to the line of compliance - and they always will.
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Capital Markets Union merits the three capital letters. It is a grandiose project planned by a Commission which is fresh to the task, full of energy, and dealing with a European leadership more aware than before of the need to cooperate in economics and finance. It is also the perfect cover for a project to fix the past five years of poor regulation in Europe.
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A new narrative on Greece has emerged. Syriza, the country’s recently elected left-wing party, has for months been known across Europe and across capital markets exclusively for its anti-austerity views. Now, we are hearing something at once more surprising and more worrying: that Greece, under its new government, is beginning to side with Putin’s Russia. -
Volatility as a result of the Petrobras corruption scandal has shut Brazilian issuers out of capital markets since November. The government has a duty to the private sector to reopen bond markets by issuing — and now is a great time.
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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.
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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.
