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Cynicism is infectious, especially in the capital markets, and it has been easy to sneer at Europe’s investment banks. Lacking scale in the muscle-bound world of bond trading, and hobbled by scandal and regulation, the prevailing narrative has been that they should go big or go home.
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Spain showed the rewards of being creative with its longest ever bond of the euro era on Monday, chopping €1bn from its funding needs with a deal that will mature when the eurozone debt crisis is a matter for history books, not newspapers. With more dovish measures possibly on the horizon at this week’s European Central Bank meeting, issuers could soon find that such deals are the best way to add some duration to their debt profiles.
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Boris Johnson’s plan for a new island airport east of London is a vainglorious waste of money. The UK’s decision to build new runway capacity at Heathrow or Gatwick is the right one. They are proven capital markets players and are best placed to deliver.
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The last two Septembers in the equity capital markets have been marked by frenzy and excitement. This autumn, at last, should be the one the market returns to normal — and the winners will be those that adjust their strategy to match.
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There was plenty of speculation about the timing on Alibaba Group’s IPO even before the e-commerce company officially announced its listing plans. The saga took another turn this week as the launch date was postponed. But with the stakes high for the whole industry, it’s better for Alibaba to take its time and get the deal right. -
The international Russian syndicated loan market is in dreadful shape, as relations between Russia and the west plumb new depths. Lending banks are trying to reorient their personnel and capital to other regions — Africa and the Middle East are natural places to turn. But while they could be promising areas of growth in the future, banks should be wary of quick fixes.
