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Leveraged loan and high yield bond documentation is starting to see a new feature creep in — anti “net short” language, which attempts to stop creditors that are short the company from getting a place at the table in a restructuring. The funds targeted by the new provisions aren’t exactly the cuddliest citizens of the capital markets, but they won’t be the only casualties.
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LCH has reported record clearing volumes for the first half of the year thanks to buoyant trading conditions, new product launches and growth in customers. -
Language to prevent ‘net short’ debt activist investors manipulating distressed corporates to benefit CDS positions could prove ineffective in bond documentation, shutting down the changes almost as soon as they have been introduced in the market.
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TriOptima claims it has reduced notional outstanding at Eurex Clearing by 26%, following a record compression run last month.
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Deutsche Bank has made deep cuts to its equity sales and trading business, as part of an aggressive restructuring plan. The bank has said it intends to retain a “focused equity capital markets business”, but in practice this means a significant retrenchment, with a strict focus on supporting Deutsche’s core clients in Europe and the US.
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Deutsche Bank's far-reaching restructuring plan to pull out of equity sales and trading and streamline the investment bank elsewhere involves a tie-up with BNP Paribas for parts of its business. The troubled German lender also signalled the advantage of a recent rule change to additional tier one coupon payments in allowing it to proceed with the changes.
