Top Section/Ad
Top Section/Ad
Most recent
Turbulent market conditions of the Middle East war have pushed bond issuers and investors to try new things
A swift response is tempting, but lenders should avoid kneejerk reaction
Talk of de-dollarisation has evaporated. The dollar market remains the undisputed king of financing
Inflation caused by war threatens budding recovery in commercial real estate
More articles/Ad
More articles/Ad
More articles
-
The markets may have an opinion on Scottish independence — but the No campaign has been acting like that matters more than anything else. Capital markets should follow the will of the people, not lead it. -
India broke with its traditional instincts last week by scrapping a restriction on retail investors buying Basel III bonds. Not only is the U-turn in attitude towards retail protection startling given the country's past attitude to that investor base, but it could also be reckless.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
