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Chemical sector's growing uncompetitiveness a problem when it comes to attracting investment in the capital markets
When staff complain, they deserve a fair hearing, not a wall of silence
Benin reaped the rewards of its sukuk debut last week, and will do so for years to come
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Vivendi’s new acquisition funding request shows the borrower still has aggressive pricing expectations in the syndicated loan market. It is relying on its relationship pull to get the deal done, but it would be disappointing to see lenders cave in to this kind of pressure after the pricing gains made in the last year.
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KfW’s call for distinctions to be made among types of securitisation in public debate, and for its central importance to the German economy to be recognised, may put pressure on politicians to do more to kickstart the ABS market, but the hurdles are high. EuroWeek asked KfW board member Günther Braünig what needed to be done to achieve his vision of a revitalised SME securitisation sector.
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As the chatter intensifies around how banks’ capital bases should look in the future, so do the voices of those who think that hybrids within it has no future.
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Companies, bankers and investors have been enjoying themselves in the corporate bond wonderland this year. But sooner or later, they will have to wake up and deal with the real world — that of rising defaults and plunging consumer confidence.
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Old habits die hard but public sector issuers should resist the urge to cut the fees they pay their banks for executing bond issues. They would do well to remember the old idiom: if you pay peanuts...
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After the storms of the final quarter of 2008 and the first three months of 2009 the sun is shining on European debt capital markets. But which banks have been making hay and which ones have got stuck in the manure? EuroWeek takes a look at the top six. Next week: the rest.