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The latest round of grubby trader banter released into the world, with its trail of monster fines and possible criminal prosecution, should make everyone sit up and pay attention. The primary markets might be cleaner and more civilised than spot FX, but it won’t be enough just to say so.
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Bankers working on a loan for Promsvyazbank believe the hotly anticipated deal is imminent – and that it will do more to reopen the international market to Russian borrowers than Gazprom did with its bond last week.
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Journalists sometimes have to choose between being fast and being right. The Financial Stability Board, with its Total Loss Absorbing Capacity (TLAC) plans, has chosen to be fast, and a weaker financial system will be the result. -
A spate of restructurings and defaults by Chinese companies has spooked the syndicated loans market and some banks are now saying there will be a flight to quality. However, by squeezing lending to mid-cap names, banks could miss out on funding the next Xiaomi or Alibaba. Instead they should improve their credit checks and look for more innovative solutions.
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With unanswered questions still cluttering the track of the Thru Train or Stock Connect, many are hoping regulators will use the launch delay to clarify the implementation of capital gains taxes on China-A shares. In order for the northbound track to truly take off, China regulators should clear uncertainty from the tracks and remove the tax altogether.
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The Bank of England's unveiling of plans to look into providing Shariah liquidity facilities for UK Islamic banks was one of the highlights at last week’s World Islamic Economic Forum in Dubai. It’s a great idea, but there’s just one problem — this should have been done ages ago.
