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Whether the subject of esteem or criticism, China is the centre of attention this political season - and its capital account is its biggest diplomatic weapon.
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—Chris Walker, fx strategist at UBS in London, on a dual digital recommendation from Barclays.
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EFG Financial Products was about to launch a U.K, structured product business and had hired Alex Robinson, ex-director in structured product sales at Barclays Capital.
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India's growth was slightly better than expected in the second quarter, raising hopes that the BRIC economy may have bottomed out -
Foreign issuers can only go so far in pushing growth in the dim sum market and China’s MoF and mainland SOEs must take primary responsibility if the market is to succeed, says S&P.
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The government’s plans to buy back bonds and to change the regulations to facilitate trading between tax-exempt and tax-paying institutions will improve liquidity and attract new investors.
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Asiamoney PLUS highlights the latest job changes from across the fixed income and financial markets.
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South Korea’s companies should consider tapping the global bond market now as a slew of positive events, including a sovereign credit upgrade, make a strong case for diversifying debt sources.
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Gross domestic product figures for India are likely to show more doom and gloom and a ratings downgrade is possible, economists say
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Talk of attempts at new CLO issuance in Europe is likely to remain just talk for a while yet. But such aspirations are a healthy sign that the leveraged loan market has realised its future is at risk.
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Santander drew criticism last week for the way it has tackled its sub debt buyback. But its actions were hardly out of character. And anyone desperate for an exit will still welcome the opportunity.
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India’s ECM market needs a confidence boost. Sources of viable supply are low; foreign investment is volatile and largely limited to generic exchanged traded funds. The government should step up and offer an attractive deal to get investors — domestic and foreign — interested in its stock markets again.
