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E-commerce company LaShou started the process for a Nasdaq IPO last week, making it the first Chinese issuer to launch a deal into the US market for three months. But the company would do better to wait until other companies have reopened the market. It is not the right name for an investor base that has suffered heavily from aggressive listings since May.
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The European Commission has had it in for ratings agencies for some time. It misguidedly apportions at least some of the blame for the region’s sovereign debt woes on sovereign rating actions. Its revenge is an attempt to decrease the agencies’ influence. Some of its aims are good but cack-handed implementation may bring a whole new set of risks.
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Afme’s response to the capital calibrations in Solvency II doesn’t inspire much confidence in the European Commission. On optimistic assumptions, their drafting has been thoughtless rather than malicious, but neither possibility is pleasing. What else is slipping through the net?
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Sukuk now offer well-capitalised borrowers cheaper funding than conventional bonds. Benchmark deals coming to market this week could open the door to some surprising names.
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In a world echoing with cries for tighter banking regulation, Canada risks strangling one of the most promising covered bond markets through overly stringent supervision.
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The EFSF will not win any awards for Monday’s 10 year trade but at least it got the thing away. A borrower with such a high profile needs to be more flexible in its approach to issuance. At the very least it could have avoided the mess of the last few weeks.