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Post-Covid markets: more remote, digital and globalised?
The coronavirus crisis has reshaped urban living and working. It will also change the way financial firms operate over the longer term.
26 May 2020 -
Hong Kong security law: as if we needed more bad news
China’s move to enact a controversial security law in Hong Kong is clearly bad news for the special administrative region. But it will also hurt mainland China.
26 May 2020 -
Banks going green: if you’re going to lead, lead
Banks want to position themselves as ahead of the curve on sustainability. They are among the most sophisticated, well resourced, IT-savvy organisations in the world. Why can't they work out the carbon footprints of their portfolios?
19 May 2020 -
Office reopening poses serious risks, with or without virus testing
Without a vaccine for the coronavirus, it is clear that reopening offices is a serious risk for capital markets businesses. What firms need are strict distancing measures, facial masks and hand sanitiser — but also, crucially, access to frequent testing for the virus and the antibody.But that is a path fraught with difficulty.
19 May 2020 -
Chinese banks have key opportunity in post Covid-19 bonds
Chinese investment banks have a clear edge over their global counterparts when it comes to winning more offshore bond mandates from the country in the post Covid-19 environment.
19 May 2020 -
The coronavirus graphic to watch: Americas overtake Europe
UPDATED 16 May 3am BST Since March 18, when Europe's coronavirus caseload overtook east Asia's, it has had the most cases. On Tuesday Europe was surpassed by the Americas, which now has 1.86m as of Thursday.
16 May 2020 -
Argentine leaders need IR tips from predecessors
Argentina’s turnaround under former president Mauricio Macri turned out to be a castle built on sand. But as the country heads towards default, the slick execution of its bond market fairytale between 2016 and 2018 could show the Fernández government how to handle investors.
14 May 2020 -
China Reits are not for all
China has taken a long-awaited step towards opening its real estate investment trust (Reit) market, publishing rules for a pilot programme. The regulators are understandably starting small, but the guidelines don’t do enough for companies that need to list Reits the most.
14 May 2020 -
What Argentina’s leaders can learn from their predecessors
The Argentina turnaround story under former president Mauricio Macri turned out to be a castle built on sand. But slick execution of the country’s two year bond market fairytale between 2016 and 2018 can provide the new government with some guidance in dealing with investors now it is staring down the barrel of default.
12 May 2020 -
The loan market proved its worth
The coronavirus pandemic, in terms of the financial markets has had its winners as well as its losers. The loan market, after years of decline as borrowers sought better terms in bond markets, has shown its worth in times of trouble by being able to offer liquidity lifelines to companies left in dire need of the stuff when other markets could not provide it.
12 May 2020
