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With the new year around the corner, the loan market is heading back to the more subdued days of 2002. Not only does this mean that volumes be down, but also staffing levels will have to cut accordingly.
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Corporate recapitalisations will be keeping equity capital markets bankers busy in 2009. But, as they fight over a smaller revenue pie, the ability of their firms to lend to clients will be the key to a successful year.
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Rain or shine, syndicated loans businesses have proved to be among the most resilient in the capital markets. So when one of the most successful — and leanest — operations in the industry starts cutting back, the outlook for everyone else is nothing short of bleak.
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In a little over two weeks’ time the euro celebrates its tenth anniversary — just as a new political will to engage with membership is coming to the fore in central and eastern Europe. The single currency is winning over hearts and minds among the credit-crunch economies of the region.
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The UK’s Financial Services Authority wants to make banks hold more government bonds for liquidity purposes. It’s a long overdue reform — unfortunately so long that it’s out of date and in the foreseeable future would do more harm than good.
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Local politicians swerved a common sense solution last week, opting for a local bail-out of BayernLB instead of watching the Swabians next door swallow it up. The seemingly inevitable endgame for the landesbanks was postponed once more.