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Ten months after its unusual regional retreat in equity capital markets and M&A, HSBC has had a good year in debt capital markets, suggesting its new strategy can work
Bank says it is investing in Middle East and plans more hires
Loans and energy specialists leave after many years with bank
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Capital markets players love to talk about being socially responsible. The death of George Floyd shows talk has got society nowhere. It is time for action. -
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has reminded issuers and bankers of rules related to inside information and wall-crossings, as it seeks to make sure standards are upheld in busy markets when participants are working from home.
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Hong Kong’s capital markets were left roiling this week as investors tried to grasp the significance of a new national security law. Some fund managers are jumping on opportunities amid the ensuing confusion, but other market watchers see the city losing its financial edge. Jonathan Breen reports.
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Citigroup’s new architecture to make its banking, capital markets and advisory (BCMA) group a fitter competitor in sustainability and ESG issues emphasises two channels of communication, according to Manuel Falcó, co-head of BCMA, through the most senior rainmakers and a cadre of younger enthusiasts.
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Equities and investment-grade bonds are overpriced in developed markets, according to Tommy Garvey, member of the asset allocation team at GMO. The US-based investment firm has just slashed its exposure to developed equity markets.
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Muddy Waters has fostered a fearsome reputation as a credible, thorough and forceful short seller whose explosive reports are a danger to anyone harbouring a stake in its intended target. Carson Block, its founder and chief investment officer, told GlobalCapital he has never been wrong about a company he’s shorted, though that doesn’t mean he’s made money from every position he has held. According to Block, monetary policies intended to stimulate markets through financial crises actually corrode them, and stifle accountability for serious failures in corporate governance.
