GlobalCapital Leader

• Private equity for the people

  The biggest pot of money most people will ever have is their pension, so it’s vital that this cash is worked as hard as it can be.

  • 18 Jul 2019

• AB InBev has few options after pulling Asian IPO

  Anheuser-Busch InBev’s decision to pull the $9.8bn IPO of its Asian business is a classic example of a seller not listening to the views of investors when it comes to valuation.

  • 18 Jul 2019

• Risk-weight fiddling won't save planet

  The pace of growth in green mortgage financing is improving, but it is still woefully inadequate, particularly with respect to covered bonds where there are no price advantages. Fiddling with mortgage risk weights while the world burns will not change behaviour quickly enough.

  • 11 Jul 2019

• Deutsche’s decline may cause a German rethink

  Could Deutsche Bank’s relegation from the top table of investment banks puncture Germany’s positive impression of its banking system, leading to a breakthrough in Europe's banking union?

  • 11 Jul 2019

• Nordic banks: hold on to your buffers

  The past couple of years haven’t been kind to Nordic banks, and the next few might not be either.

  • 04 Jul 2019

• Can the EU abolish supply and demand?

  The return of ultra-low yields has also meant the return of enormous order books – Commerzbank’s $11bn of demand for its $1bn AT1 debut this week and Merck’s €11bn for €1.5bn two weeks ago, come to mind.

  • 04 Jul 2019

• How low can you go?

  As the primary European bond market begins testing new yield lows, there is no floor in sight.

  • 27 Jun 2019

• AT1s: still going through changes

  Can a bank ever really be certain about its interpretation of the perfect capital structure?

  • 27 Jun 2019

• Moody’s gives Turkey’s lenders a scapegoat

  Banks pride themselves on analysing and pricing credit. But are they really just slaves to the rating agencies?

  • 20 Jun 2019

• Spot the difference

  An innovative senior bond sold by UniCredit this week showed how blurred the lines have become between what is up for grabs in a resolution and what is not.

  • 20 Jun 2019

GlobalCapital Leader archive