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Asian bond bankers have had a barn-storming start to the year, but their next step will be to bring a raft of unfamiliar names to the market. There could be few better times to do so. This market has a lot of room for failed deals.
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Despite the buoyant mood in SSA markets, the prospects for the top quality issuers remain unclear in the dollar market. Borrowers will have to rein in their ambitions, at least as far as size is concerned.
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With European policymakers calling off final discussions to CRD IV and CRR, lenders end 2012 with just as little clarity around new capital rules as they began. But, happily, the year has been about much more than a waiting game for banks.
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This year saw bonds overtake loans to become the most popular financing tool for emerging market borrowers. Loans bankers need to grit their teeth and think long term if their product is going to take top spot again.
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Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party swept its way to a resounding victory last week, and the result quickly got a thumbs-up from analysts and investors. But the incoming prime minister, Shinzo Abe, is far from a new figure in the country’s political establishment — and it would be fool-hardy to expect a seismic shift from the political party that helped get Japan into the mess it is in at the moment.
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The sukuk market’s record year in 2012 began with a bold statement of intent. January brought a number of big deals in different areas and set the tone for the year to come. If 2013 is to be another record, the first month is again likely to play a crucial part.