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The public bond market needs a Gulf reopener with transparent pricing
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
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Triparty repo settlement interoperability could be a reality in Europe by the end of 2015. With new regulations putting pressure on collateral availability across the globe, it will not come a moment too soon.
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Deutsche Annington's re-launched IPO last week was said by some in the market to herald a new US-style flexibility in European markets. But the deal's success is the exception, not the rule.
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The Islamic capital markets and Shariah-compliant insurance have so far developed somewhat separately. Linking the two markets by using Islamic insurance for sukuk could breathe fresh vigour into both markets.
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The recent US Treasury volatility has hit emerging market bonds hard, but worse in dollars than in euros. Should CEEMEA borrowers therefore turn now to the euro market? The time for that push is not here yet, but it could come soon.
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Shuanghui International’s $4bn loan to support its acquisition of Smithfield Foods is getting plenty of heat from bankers in Asia, who dislike the deal’s structure. Their concerns are legitimate, but it is time they stopped complaining and prepared to step out of their comfort zones.
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A week after a Portuguese political crisis is not the most obvious time for Spain to sell a 15 year syndicated bond issue, especially when it has not done a syndication for months. But that is what it has done, and rightly so. To delay the deal would have been tempting fate.