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Skipping Taxonomy was wise, but reporting and planning regulations must be world-leading
The UK will do better with tactical retreats on regulation than risking being outflanked by the US's wildcat banking regime
The British Business Bank in its current form cannot support the UK securitization market
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Covered bonds and RMBS secured on green mortgage collateral do not deliver issuers much of a saving over conventional issuance in those markets, but favourable regulatory initiatives stand to tip the balance towards an increase in green mortgage production. Secured issuance will be the best way to fund this activity — expect green RMBS and covered bond issuance to surge. -
Investors have shunned carbon-intensive and sin sectors this month. The message is clear: if they want to raise capital, companies in dirty industries need to show they are making meaningful moves towards becoming socially and environmentally responsible.
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Last year’s market crash and then screaming rally might have been a rough ride for CLO managers and investors alike, but it has stimulated innovation and maturity in a market which, in Europe, still had some growing up to do.
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International investors are set to get their first chance to buy a carbon neutrality bond from China, with China Development Bank preparing for a deal this week. This is encouraging, and shows the country is serious about using capital markets to propel its carbon goals. But the government’s credibility will remain in doubt unless it makes changes elsewhere too.
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Asian borrowers are showing growing interest in sealing multiple bilateral loans over syndicated deals in a bid to save time and funding costs. But while one-on-one fundraising exercises make sense in the current market environment, issuers should be wary about abandoning syndication entirely.
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Covid-19 has made combining market-friendly economic policy with retaining popular support even trickier than usual for Latin America's politicians. In turn, it has become harder for bondholders to read the political tea leaves when weighing up where their money is best parked. For instance, investors who once loved Jair Bolsonaro's Brazil are now high-tailing it to other markets, including El Salvador, where another populist has just won power. In a busy year for LatAm elections, and with the pandemic still raging, allocating capital in the region's bond markets will be trickier than usual.
