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I thought the grass would be greener in fintech land, but it’s patchy and dreary
Hybrid capital is open to the big US tech companies. But who needs an umbrella when the sun is shining?
Years of underperformance are behind it and the bank has launched a new growth plan
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Firms across Europe are clamouring for crisis funding but while debt advisory bankers have joined the frontline in finding solutions some admit they may struggle to cope with the sheer scale of the challenge, writes David Rothnie. -
Bankers in Paris are adjusting to a new life of lockdown following president Emmanuel Macron’s declaration of war against Covid-19 on Monday, which has led to the toughest restrictions being imposed on daily life in France since the Second World War.
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European governments are scrambling to combat the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on their populations and their economies. Although much of the intervention has been through fiscal policy and debt markets, countries are investigating taking companies back into public ownership to prop them up.
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Asia’s stock markets dived on Thursday as investors opted to hoard cash and global safe havens roiled with coronavirus-driven volatility. Amid the turmoil, however, equity capital markets bankers are trying to look ahead and are preparing for deals in the second half of the year. Jonathan Breen reports.
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Prominent short sellers have criticised European financial regulators’ clampdown on short selling as being counterproductive. Meanwhile, US hedge fund Bridgewater Associates has been unwinding its multibillion short positions in European stocks, after price falls across indices on the continent in recent days.
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Governments across Europe are scrambling to support businesses as the rapid spread of the coronavirus batters their economies. In France, the state is in discussion with its advisors about preparing to step in and take equity stakes in companies showing signs of stress, according to sources speaking to GlobalCapital.
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