Europe
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If Greece defaults on its debts it will be its sixth sovereign default since independence in 1829. In fact, Greece was in arrears on its external loans in no fewer than 51% of the subsequent 180 years, Europe’s worst record by far. But in those past defaults does there lie a solution for the country's troubles today?
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Moody’s positive rating action on German and Italian covered bonds will help improve structural demand for selective programmes. However, with Fitch still rating many programmes at a lower level the full benefit will be muted. -
Commerzbank has added to its credit trading capabilities in London by hiring an experienced structured credit specialist.
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As an indirect beneficiary of the European Central Bank’s quantitative easing programme, Poland started 2015 with an extraordinary rally, culminating in the printing of a Swiss franc bond with a negative yield — the first ever for an emerging market borrower. More recently though, yields have backed up as the ECB rally has run out of steam.
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Reinsurance company Swiss Re has received the first RMB qualified foreign institutional investor licence in Switzerland. Meanwhile, Singapore-based UOB Asset Management has told GlobalRMB that it will launch three new RQFII products before the end of 2015.
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Spanish covered bond spreads were stable on Monday following the multi-notch rating upgrades Moody’s announced at the end of last week, as developments over Greece’s debt negotiations took centre stage. Though a few selective high beta names attracted real money interest, the overall market was heavy even as some government bonds were 20bp tighter or more.
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In this round-up, Singapore deposits fell in the first quarter this year, Taiwan RMB deposits rose to a new record, Bank of China joined the new gold benchmark, and the first overseas inverse ETF shorting A-shares entered the market.
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Timo Ruotsalainen, head of treasury at Aktia Bank in Finland, speaks to The Cover about the European Central Bank’s covered bond purchase programme, LCR funding and shrinking investor pools.
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A 10bp new issue premium was not enough for HSH Nordbank to attract a fully subscribed book for its €500m seven year Pfandbrief issued on Monday. Though it was cheap to the curve, the deal was much more expensive than other higher rated, shorter dated agency debt offered at the same time.
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In this round-up, South Korean RMB deposits fell in May, China's RMB denominated trade settlement also fell, SIX Swiss Exchange signed an MoU with Shanghai Stock Exchange, and the London Stock Exchange signed an agreement with Haitong Securities to co-operate on launching RMB-denominated ETFs in London.
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