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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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How long can it last? That question is running through the minds of many European corporate bond specialists, on both the buy and sell sides.
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Democracy is overrated. Long live rule by technocrat. It is hard not to join in the euphoric mood following the European Central Bank’s unveiling of its all new Outright Monetary Transactions (OMT) scheme. What the title may lack in snappiness, the content makes up for with its hearty thwack of the ball back where it belongs — into the court of Europe’s national leaders.
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The bookrunners on Charterhouse’s buyout of Bartec have done a stellar job syndicating the €348m senior loan financing. The way the five banks have gone about it has avoided any risk of Bartec’s deal blowing up — apt for a company that specialises in preventing explosions.
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Next week will be crucial for sovereign, supranational and agency borrowers. It is imperative they watch their step.
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They might save money. They certainly save time. But settlements are nonetheless a peculiarly unsatisfactory way of resolving litigation. And never more so than in the myriad cases involving alleged or proven malfeasance at banks over the years.
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That corporate treasurers have been considering the practicalities of arranging their own bond deals is not surprising.