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The new European Secured Note market is keen to secure regulatory recognition for the new product but there are advantages to not having it
The possible further internationalisation of the covered bond market will present challenges as well as opportunities
Record-tight dollar spreads flatter public sector borrowers — and flag a deeper unease about the benchmark itself
If it looks like a covered bond, acts like a covered bond and prices like a covered bond, then it probably should be treated like one
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It is sometimes said that bondholders are treated like second class citizens at the expense of equity holders. But this week equity holders in Volkswagen should be knocking on its treasurer’s door, asking how investors in the latest bond deal were able to command such a premium for buying new debt.
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J Paul Getty once said that if you owe the bank $100, that’s your problem. But if you owe the bank $100m, that’s the bank’s problem. Italy’s battle with Europe and the response from the European Central Bank (ECB) suggest the same is true of eurozone membership. -
Russian capital markets have had a rough time this year, but the prospect of relief from sanctions diminished this week after the Democrats regained control of the US House of Representatives.
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Too little capital, too much sketchy stuff on the balance sheet, too poor a set of earnings figures; maybe Germany should look closer to home before criticising other countries’ banking systems.
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Global equity markets' red October caught many by surprise. It was an unusual coincidence of mostly positive earnings reports and the worst month of stock performance for some time. Anyone looking to bring a deal to the market should pay more attention to the direction of travel than scavenging for positives with which to paint a rosy picture.
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Investors and regulators in Europe treat a couple of private rating agencies as omniscient — and that is bad for the rest of us.
