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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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The US’s imposition of an $8.9bn fine on BNP Paribas for involvement in breaking sanctions on Cuba, Iran and Sudan has shocked bankers in Europe.
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With €70bn sold this year, covered bond issuance should trounce last year’s €98bn total. Better still, with several countries returning to the market and regulations likely to improve conditions, this year’s progress should be sustained for years to come.
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The world has changed. From this week we are living in a post-UK sovereign sukuk era, where all things in Islamic finance seem possible and the market is alive with imaginings of follow-on deals and projects to come.
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Since Goldman’s Figsco (Fixed Income Global Structured Covered Obligation) trade hit the screen, capital markets commentators, GlobalCapital included, have been scratching heads and stroking beards about what it actually is.
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In a week that took in the fastest turnaround of a peripheral eurozone sovereign from bailout to bond syndication, bond investors have once again demonstrated their willingness to embrace anything with a whiff of yield. But low levels of volatility and strong markets have participants worried that investors could be left with a stinky mess on their hands.
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Everyone knows that central banking is as much about posturing as taking action. With that in mind, European Central Bank president, Mario Draghi must be pleased that peripheral European ABS paper has tightened by about 20bp since his announcement two weeks ago that his employer would look into outright purchases of “simple and transparent” ABS.