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Leaving the EU would harm the UK, Europe and the capital markets of both. There. We’ve said it even if you won't.
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Turkiye IS Bankasi’s consent solicitation — aimed at converting its disqualified tier two bond into a Basel III compliant instrument — has angered some investors, who feel Isbank is offering too little. But the bank is right to strong-arm investors who were aware of the risks they were taking when they bought the deal.
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Debt capital market bankers have long preached that diversifying into the US investor base is the next stage of development for Chinese issuers. But with recent transactions failing to resonate with stateside accounts, Chinese names should give up on US investors for now. -
Banking is a game with rules, and regulators set them. That’s why, when the chips are down, they can change them to make banks look better.
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By 2018, the European Commission will review the resolution directive that came into effect at the start of this year. In light of Italian banks’ recent struggles, maybe it's already time for a rethink.
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By 2018, the European Commission will review the resolution directive that came into effect at the start of this year. In light of Italian banks’ recent struggles, maybe it's already time for a rethink.
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Today’s capital regime for banks is the result of compromise and incrementalism. Hardly a surprise, but the result is unworkable. CFA-qualified, brain-on-a-stick analysts will breeze through a series of 3D Sudoku puzzles, yet struggle to understand the capital situation of a bank.
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As the banking industry’s painful readjustment continues, the first quarter’s awful market numbers show that big, diverse, universal banks, contrary to recent management mantras, actually do have an advantage.
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Money market fund reform regulation which comes into force in October this year will have serious consequences for banks’ funding. What are they doing about it?
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Vakifbank’s debt euro Turkish covered bond is good for investors, good for emerging markets borrowers and good for the global economy. But the deal would probably never of happened without the intervention of the European Central Bank.
