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Covered bond issuers have been reluctant to issue on the same day as a central bank announcement, but this is starting to change
Markets are looking to the authorities to simplify blockchain issues, but they may not have the purest motives
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
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Leveraged finance bankers probably didn’t think their jobs could get any tougher. Not until Wednesday at least, when, at Euromoney's Levinvest conference, the ECB dropped the bombshell that it was, in all likelihood, set to introduce ‘guidance’ on leveraged lending. -
Pricing is growing tight in the European leveraged loan market — very tight. Investors are moaning, but they will receive little sympathy from buyers of other asset classes.
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The grins on the faces of Werner Baumann and Hugh Grant, chief executives of Bayer and Monsanto, look genuine enough. The deal they have struck could catapult Baumann to head of the world’s leading agribusiness company and net Grant a reported $226m.
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Emaciated volumes in the loan and Euro PP markets mean they must buddy up to offer borrowers the best of both worlds.
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The emergence of a rare tobacco settlement securitization deal in the US this week should raise questions about the perversity of these deals.
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High yield investors are showing a taste for safety as autumn begins, with double-B rated deals once again the choice. But while risk aversion is justified, buyers should focus their scrutiny on sectors, not rating bands.
