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With equity returns under strain, managers would do well to slow the pace of CLO issuance
Issuance has kept going by giving investors just what they want
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Talk of attempts at new CLO issuance in Europe is likely to remain just talk for a while yet. But such aspirations are a healthy sign that the leveraged loan market has realised its future is at risk.
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Santander drew criticism last week for the way it has tackled its sub debt buyback. But its actions were hardly out of character. And anyone desperate for an exit will still welcome the opportunity.
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India’s ECM market needs a confidence boost. Sources of viable supply are low; foreign investment is volatile and largely limited to generic exchanged traded funds. The government should step up and offer an attractive deal to get investors — domestic and foreign — interested in its stock markets again.
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Libor reformers have been given a golden opportunity: an interbank lending rate based on trade data is set for launch. It could give policymakers a real world example of how a similar approach for Libor might fare.
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Tata Power has re-opened India’s nascent domestic corporate hybrid bond market, bringing a deal that has doubled this year's volume in the sector at a single stroke. But bankers should not get too excited. There are reasons why there have been so few sizeable deals.
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Leniency for banks that break the law? You must be joking! Well, not necessarily. The FSA might do well to take notice of the Treasury Select Committee’s recommendation and impose smaller fines on banks that admit wrongdoing. Within reason, trading leniency for honesty could work.