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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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The measures Draghi announced last Thursday aren’t bad, but he could have done much more. A few simple changes could mean a lot more liquidity for the European banking system. The only loser would be the ECB’s pride.
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What’s in a name? Quite a lot, as it turns out. The first rouble denominated bond issued by a foreign company has been unhappily linked with the infamous Kalashnikov machine gun. A campaign is already underway to rebrand it.
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Sukuk may not be able to offer any sort of quick fix for Europe’s funding crisis, but South Africa’s decision last week to push ahead with a sovereign deal offers a much more encouraging vision for how the Islamic market could develop.
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David Cameron’s opportunistic gamble in demanding regulatory concessions for UK financial services as a price for signing up to EU treaty change has failed spectacularly. The vetoed treaty will go ahead and EU regulations are unchanged. Politically, however, the UK’s link to Europe has been badly weakened. That is worrying news for the City of London.
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Should independent banks and brokers be invited to produce pre-IPO research? It has occasionally been done in the UK and the London Stock Exchange wants to see much more of it as it looks for ways to improve its IPO market. But perhaps it’s time for an altogether more fundamental rethink of pre-deal research.
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The frenzy in Hong Kong's new listing market has brought a welcome stream of business to syndicate bankers, and has given confidence to companies hoping to raise money. But the recent rally in equity markets should not sway bankers from telling companies the ugly truth: you still need to pay up to get deals done.