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The Hong Kong securities regulator has published a proposal to make H-Reits more attractive, but its suggestions are unlikely to bring in new business. The regulator needs to act on tax if it really wants to take advantage of Mainland companies looking to list property overseas.
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Having the last laugh is satisfying — just ask Russia’s Siberian Coal Energy Co (Suek). The firm is on the verge of signing a hugely successful facility after almost all corners of the emerging market loan universe said that the deal would struggle because of its five year tenor — Suek’s third loan of this length since October 2011. The time has come for lenders to accept how things are, rather than grumbling about how they think they should be.
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Asian borrowers have started selling perpetual bonds again, buoyed by hungry private bank buyers and at least a modicum of clarity around interest rates. But restraint is essential if they are to avoid a repeat of last year, when they pushed the perp structure to its limits and pulled the market down on their own heads.
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So far Europe's peripheral sovereigns have enjoyed a barnstorming start to the year's fundraising. But Spain is at risk of missing out if it does not act quickly.
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Unitranche debt is gaining traction among Europe’s mid-caps. On a continent where small and medium-sized companies have long been short on financing options, this can only be a good thing.
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Asian borrowers have started selling perpetual bonds again, buoyed by hungry private bank buyers and at least a modicum of clarity around interest rates. But restraint is essential if they are to avoid a repeat of last year, when they pushed the perp structure to its limits and pulled the market down on their own heads.