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EuroWeek and sister publication SSA Markets have argued before that SSA issuers would do well to take windows of opportunity this summer to stay ahead of funding schedules. Japan has offered two more this week already in the Samurai market and the Kangaroo market. It would be a foolish issuer that turned them down.
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The saga of Ranhill Energy and Resources’ IPO finally came to an end last week when the deal was cancelled after being mired in problems. It has highlighted that emerging market equities are not without their risk for bankers as well as investors.
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The explicit rating link between a covered bond and its issuer is becoming increasingly tenuous.
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The International Islamic Liquidity Management Corp has attracted criticism for delays in getting its programme of short dated sukuk underway. But IILM’s project must not be rushed if it is to achieve the success the Islamic market badly needs.
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The European Financial Stability Facility is once again front and centre in the minds of investors and bankers as it gears up for another benchmark transaction. This time around there is even less of a consensus than usual about what trade the borrower should do, but whatever it chooses to do, it must try to maximise the size of this trade.
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Hong Kong has reiterated its desire to become a hub for Islamic bonds, finally changing its tax laws to be much more sukuk friendly. But with no natural investor or issuer base for the product, and rising competition from better suited Asian countries, Hong Kong will only ever be an also-ran.