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The derivatives industry is engaging with efforts to create credible alternative reference rates to Libor, but three years is too little time to achieve this and more attention needs to focus on the existing benchmark itself. -
Ewald Nowotny, governor of the Bank of Austria, has long been counted as having one of the more hawk-like squawks among members of the European Central Bank's governing council. But even he caused a shock this week with his discussion of impending rate hikes.
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In the past, some investors were able to draw a line dividing the Russian businesses in which they parked their cash from Vladimir Putin’s government, despite what some have called a “feudal” hierarchy in the country. Last week’s US sanctions obliterated that line.
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On the rare occasion people complain about our bond deal stories, they quite often say the story didn’t tell them what the new issue premium was. People want to know whether the issuer paid 5bp, 10bp or 25bp. They want a precise measure, and they want to know as soon as the deal was priced. But should they care?
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Spring is here, the sun is (sort of) shining and emerging markets bond bankers are frolicking among the mandates. That means we’re in a bull market, right? Wrong.
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Russian borrowers seem to have no trouble accessing capital markets, despite sanctions and international condemnation for the Russian government's alleged poisoning of the spy, Sergei Skripal, in the UK. But that shouldn’t surprise anyone. Despite the lip service paid to the idea of responsible investment, most investors are not so choosy.
