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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.
  • Whatever the Italian politicians who form the next government say or do, it is in Brussels and Frankfurt where the fate of Banca Carige and its ilk lies.
  • Bond deals used to be executed by lead managers and co-managers. Then came passive and active bookrunners. Global co-ordinators were then thrown into the mix. And then this week, that role was split into passive and active distinctions on Tullow Oil’s €650m seven year non-call three year deal. These job titles are making less and less sense.
  • Uber’s self-syndicated leveraged loan is not just another example of big tech’s ambitious approach to the capital markets but a tribute to the hot credit markets that make these efforts fruitful.
  • Secondary trading platforms for non-performing Schuldscheine provide a compelling answer to some fundamental questions often levelled at the market — and observers should follow their developments enthusiastically.
  • Italian elections are typically exaggerated and flamboyant affairs with a full cast of colourful, and occasionally repugnant, characters. Investors and banks are right to insist that Italy’s recovery is strong enough to put aside misgivings about the country’s politicians, but they should keep an eye on Sunday’s events regardless.