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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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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.
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Monopolies can be bad but not always in market infrastructure. Want to clear interest rate swaps? Do it at LCH. Want to trade UK equities? You’ll want access to LSE. These institutions have pricing power but their network effects make markets function better. -
Monopolies are bad — but not in market infrastructure. Want to clear interest rate swaps? Do it at LCH. Want to trade UK equities? You’ll want access to LSE. These institutions have pricing power, but enable network effects which make markets function better.
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New technologies are marching into the securities issuance process. This week came bids to shake up two very different kinds of private debt — traditional corporate Schuldscheine and funky structured notes.
