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Asia’s bond market is getting tougher, forcing issuers to take roadshows seriously once again. -
The moribund dollar covered bond market is set for a renaissance as the cost advantage compared with other currencies and other sources of wholesale funding has improved. Issuers ought to be renewing alternative sources of demand.
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In the three-legged race that is European lawmaking, one of the legs has just made a big stride forward in sustainable finance policy, publishing the most ambitious plan so far.
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Two pieces of news this week highlight how environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing is conquering the capital markets. But both carry a risk of intellectual laziness.
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Once again, Deutsche Bank is at a crossroads. After a tough few years, it is still strong enough to fight back in global investment banking. New CEO Christian Sewing will decide whether it does. He seems rational and determined, but does he have the stomach for the battle?
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The UK's political and financial classes are battered and tossed by Brexit. All the more reason why they should keep their sights on what will ultimately be a bigger issue: how to make finance sustainable.
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The Portuguese state and its other lenders remain exposed to Novo Banco’s losses, even after the bank's sale. Investors might complain about their own losses, but the real scandal is the public money that's still pouring into the country's banks.
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Aviva’s preference share debacle shows that there is more to capital management than getting one over on your investors.
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That the Deutsche Bank board is said to be accelerating the hunt for a new chief executive should not come as a surprise as John Cryan looks increasingly isolated, but an internal promotion seems more likely, writes David Rothnie.
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Whatever the Italian politicians who form the next government say or do, it is in Brussels and Frankfurt where the fate of Banca Carige and its ilk lies.
