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The online revolution has changed many facets of modern life. Anyone who can type is now able to share their views with the world — before the days of social networking the only audience for their opinions might have been in the bathroom mirror.
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There may be only a month to go before a second Greek default and possible exit from the euro. There may even be less time, if the bleeding of deposits from Greek banks becomes life-threatening, and central banks or the Eurozone rescue mechanisms do not stanch the flow.
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The radio silence surrounding the suspension in 3CIF bonds this week is a textbook case of How Not To Do Investor Relations.
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For European bond bankers, envying the US market’s lively vigour is nothing new. This week, that familiar feeling of bored frustration was back.
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It makes perfect sense for Bank of America Corp and JP Morgan Chase & Co to have left their lower tier two notes outstanding this week at their first call dates. Any replacement capital would be vastly more expensive than the double-digit spread they will now pay on the floating rate coupons.
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There was a dazzling documentation development in the much maligned European loan market this week. SSAB’s three year plus one plus one facility included a newly forged covenant that will require a majority vote by its syndicate banks before the extensions can be exercised. But that’s not all: the banks get to vote in secret.