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Extension risk has until now been the main concern for investors in Dutch securitisations. The collapse of retail bank DSB on Monday threw several more risks into the limelight and promises to set important precedents for market practice.
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Debt-cutting measures have been the driver for the majority of equity issuance this year, but with European markets knowing no way except up, companies have made ECM their first port of call for acquisition finance, too.
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Paltry pricing — and bankers' complaints that borrowers are fleecing them — have made a comeback in Europe’s loan market after a long absence. But there is still some way to go before calling the market’s full recovery. Blue chips may have it easy but for lesser borrowers it is still tough going.
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While the UAE has been slow in implementing a government guarantee scheme and its biggest banks have been able to tap the markets without it, such as scheme is worth the effort even though few if any will use it.
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While the trading case for long term government bonds may be strong, the fundamental investment case is less certain.
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Concerns that new infrastructure in the loan market is not moving fast enough are more than justified. Bank lenders need to make a concerted effort to catch up with other markets and modernise their operations.