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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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As the European Central Bank finally begins buying investment grade corporate bonds next week, anticipation has already produced remarkable results. But until other asset classes receive its boost, CSPP will not be vindicated.
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European Council president Donald Tusk this week told European Union leaders their “utopian” illusions were tearing Europe apart. They may end up doing the same to its banking sector.
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Gulf Co-operation Council bond issuance hit a year-to-date record this week, boosted by the whopping $9bn bond from Qatar. Emerging markets bankers are right to be nervous about how much more investors can take but finding out need not be traumatic.
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Leaving the EU would harm the UK, Europe and the capital markets of both. There. We’ve said it even if you won't.
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Investment grade loan bankers have long wrestled with brutally tight margins but the recent premiums offered for certain dollar loans aren’t fooling anyone, they don’t make a scrap of difference.
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Banking is a game with rules, and regulators set them. That’s why, when the chips are down, they can change them to make banks look better.