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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 well be promising areas of growth for the future, banks should be wary of jumping for quick fixes. -
While the rest of Asia’s markets have been taking their summer breaks, Singapore dollars have been revving up. Recent deals have shown that the market can offer a strong alternative, with bigger sizes and longer tenors than dim sum — and even the opportunity to price through the dollar curve.
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The inchoate additional tier one asset class is highly complex and comes with many risks, and recent volatility shows it may also be prone to panic attacks. One way to help ensure it remains liquid, correctly priced and, most importantly, as stable as possible is to give investors the ability to accurately hedge their AT1 investments. But that doesn't seem likely any time soon.
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With all that has happened in the last few months in Russia and Ukraine, heads of DCM must be thinking about taking axes to their headcounts. But to start swinging them would be foolish when the market could still bounce back and annual refinancing volumes are about to rocket.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission has tried to cut the risk of runs in the money market fund industry by introducing liquidity fees and redemption gates. But as the Federal Reserve has just pointed out, by doing so it has done the opposite of what it intended, and made the funds more like banks.
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Indonesia’s Berau Coal Energy tried to tip the balance in its favour with its bond offering last week by asking investors to take on greater risk but not compensating them for it. Unsurprisingly, the deal did not see the finish line. BCE would do well to keep in mind the age old adage that you can’t have your cake and eat it too.
