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The UK government has filled one of the last gaps in its offer of financial help to companies struggling with effects of the coronavirus, by removing the cap of £500m revenue, which had barred many medium-sized companies from accessing government loans — raising the possibility that high yield bond issuers could tap loans for a variety of purposes.
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The European Central Bank is creating a temporary forum to stimulate dialogue between the ECB, national central banks in the eurozone and the private sector on the proposed European Distribution of Debt Instruments (EDDI) project, which aims to create a one-stop synchronised platform for selling bonds across the bloc.
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UBS has made Paul Mahony head of corporate debt capital markets and derivatives for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, following on from Barry Donlon’s appointment as head of DCM for the region.
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Governments in developed countries have rushed to introduce measures to support companies, large and small, battling with the effects of coronavirus lockdowns. But they are all doing it differently, throwing a spotlight on the relationships between public and private sectors in each country and inviting the question: which is the gold standard? Jon Hay, Silas Brown and Mariam Meskin report.
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US banks this week reported stellar returns from trading and underwriting in the first quarter, even as the bottom line was hit by gigantic writedowns and reserves for credit losses, as the economic and financial disruption from the coronavirus crisis took its toll.
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Banks have been building their financial sponsor coverage teams on a record period of deal making. Now they have a different fight on their hands, but bankers are playing down the threat of a 2008-style meltdown, writes David Rothnie.