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The pricing on a debt package for the buyout of Intertrust has been reverse flexed, with the 450bp margin on its term loan ‘B’ being cited as a new benchmark for the market. But in a market where changes in margin are so correlated with the ebb and flow of supply, the very concept of a benchmark may now be outdated.
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The pricing on a debt package for the buyout of Intertrust has been reverse flexed, with the 450bp margin on its term loan ‘B’ being cited as a new benchmark for the market. But in a market where changes in margin are so correlated with the ebb and flow of supply, the very concept of a benchmark may now be outdated.
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The nationalisation of SNS Reaal has reignited the bail-in debate. Some European politicians have called for a Europe-wide bail-in framework to be implemented sooner than originally planned. The danger is that doing so could knock investors’ confidence at a crucial time.
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Taiwanese banks have returned to the loan market in force this year, making huge commitments that in many cases they do not want to be fully allocated. This is reigniting fears that they could once again be left exposed to fluctuating interbank rates — but as long as they stick together, they can avoid the problems of the past.
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George Osborne’s threat to break up banks that try to undermine new ring-fencing regulations gives FIG investors the promise of stability — not the uncertainty that the BBA has claimed. The banks should pull up their socks and respect the new rules — or face the consequences.
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There have been years of unheeded clamour for the UK government to show its support for Islamic finance and issue a sovereign sukuk. But now the industry needs to change its tune — and bring some new ideas to the table.