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Russia is now subject to its toughest economic sanctions since the end of the Cold War. With the US and Europe effectively closed to them, Russian borrowers are searching for other options. Asia is top of their list, but they are unlikely to find the support they want. -
Borrowers of the world form a queue, Blog accidentally discovered the world’s greatest funding official this week.
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As the final moments of the dramatic FIFA World Cup drew to a close on Sunday night — with Germany’s 1-0 victory against Argentina sealing their country’s place in the annals of history as the 2014 world champion — fixed income dealers across Europe were still frenetically tracking down and trading, not bonds but Panini stickers.
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So that’s what a crisis feels like. We’d almost forgotten. European stocks down nearly 4% in the past week, Portugal’s CDS spread shooting from 157bp to 218bp. Banks’ newly minted CoCo tier one bonds dropping three percentage points in a day.
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More than half a decade after the crisis, one bank has seen fit to make sure its compliance professionals actually know what compliance is and how to be a professional at it.
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With €70bn sold this year, covered bond issuance should trounce last year’s €98bn total. Better still, with several countries returning to the market and regulations likely to improve conditions, this year’s progress should be sustained for years to come.
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SRI bonds have come a long way over the last 18 months, going from a somewhat esoteric asset class to being a must-issue for any agency that wants to show its commitment to green or ethical causes.
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Chinese banks would need to raise up to $410bn of capital by 2018 in order to meet Basel III requirements – a mammoth task, to say the least. Regulatory restrictions mean there are not that many avenues open to them to manage their capital levels, but securitization is one area that authorities are encouraging. It could help a lot.
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Al Hilal’s additional tier one perpetual sukuk drew big demand on Tuesday and set a template for further deals of its kind. Not everyone was convinced that the aggressive price compensated for what was essentially equity risk, but while the doubters may rue missing out this time, investors should carefully heed the warnings they have raised.
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Al Hilal’s additional tier one perpetual sukuk drew big demand on Tuesday and set a template for further deals of its kind. Not everyone was convinced that the aggressive price compensated for what was essentially equity risk, but while the doubters may rue missing out this time, investors should carefully heed the warnings they have raised.
