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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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GDF Suez’s draw-down of some of its revolving credit facilities should make lenders question the pricing differential between drawn and undrawn funding. They also ought to have a good think about the value of relationships to the loans business.
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Emerging market investors are increasingly focusing on the eurozone crisis. And with good reason, as those events are moving the bonds of the emerging markets. But traditional company-specific risks also remain high. Investors and analysts need to be careful to avoid the distractions of the macro picture elsewhere.
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Korean regulators have occasionally appeared heavy-handed with domestic banks, but recent turmoil shows that they are right to keep a tight grip on the country’s financial system. With Korean banks so reliant on foreign currency, the regulator should be more aggressive than ever.
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The rogue trading scandal at UBS is all too familiar. This time, the financial world should take a vow never again to say that risk management has improved. Fraudsters will always find gaps in the system. The only answer is constant, aggressive and flexible surveillance.
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India wants to raise around $9bn before the end of the financial year from a slew of partial privatisations. So far it has raised just $1bn. The government will need to get moving quickly if it wants to hit its target by the end of March 2012. Its sale of a chunk of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation will show whether it has a chance.
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While the Vickers report offered some comment on senior bail-ins, investors still lack a clear picture of how they will work. Investors are lost in a fog of advisory papers, and bank funding is in crisis. Regulators and governments need to shine a light.