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Equity markets welcomed new measures from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to ease requirements for companies seeking to raise capital to ride out the economic havoc of the Covid-19 pandemic. The most important change is giving companies more flexibility on their 12-month working capital statements, which are required for preparing a prospectus. -
'We are all in this together' is not a view Europe’s investment banks will recognise when they compare themselves with their formidable US rivals, writes David Rothnie.
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Companies in sectors that lack government support packages are having to weigh moving quickly to secure costly private-sector rescue capital against waiting and hoping governments extend existing bailout or liquidity schemes to them. The cost of Carnival Corp’s $6.25bn package last week showed how expensive private sector cash can be, but many sectors’ prospects of receiving public money are better than the Panama-domiciled cruise company.
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Private sector insurance companies have written extensive guarantees for the purchase of new aircraft from Boeing and Airbus in the past two years, filling a gap in the market left by the retreat of US Eximbank and European export credit agencies. But with aircraft around the world grounded and airlines slashing capital expenditure, these insurance firms could be stuck with the risk.
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The Pre-Emption Group, an assembly of listed companiesm investors and intermediaries that monitors pre-emption rights in the UK, has changed its guidelines to say that the impacts of the Covid-19 coronavirus means investors should support companies selling new shares worth up to 20% of their market capitalisation without giving existing shareholders first refusal.
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A financial industry fightback against bans on short selling by some jurisdictions is picking up pace, as lobbyists argued against the restrictions this week.
