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Originator hired to go after bank bond issues in euros and dollars
With Sergio Ermotti set to step down as group CEO, chairman Colm Kelleher favours an orderly, internal succession. But in a critical year for the bank, there could be turbulence ahead
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As the major US banks reporting strong performances for the first quarter this week, Morgan Stanley boss James Gorman and chief financial officer Jonathan Pruzan picked out their European securitization operation out for praise, on the back of financing activity for legacy portfolios. -
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority wrote to CEOs on Thursday, asking them to make sure the details of fixed income shares are understood by investors.
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Nomura is mulling the launch of a fully fledged European CLO business, complementing its existing EMEA leveraged loan franchise and a track record of deals executed in the US. The bank already has some warehouse lines outstanding, but is looking to build up its operations.
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Boutique investment bank SC Lowy signalled the potential it sees in the Italian banking sector through its acquisition of Credito di Romagna this week. Michel Löwy, CEO of the firm, also views it as a way to expand the firm’s European leveraged finance operations.
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Controls have been tightened after the high-profile losses that banks took on margin loans when retail conglomerate Steinhoff ran into trouble late last year. But strategic equity solutions businesses remain central to equity capital markets, writes David Rothnie.
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Some EM fund managers and fixed income analysts are already in discussions over whether investors stuck holding Rusal bonds may be able, with the issuer’s help, to create a workaround that would allow the company to stay current on its debt obligations.
