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ValueAct’s involvement in Morgan Stanley could have broader implications for the banking industry, writes David Rothnie.
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BNP Paribas has combined its primary markets debt business and credit markets under one management team, co-headed by Martin Egan and Benjamin Jacquard.
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More banks than ever are turning to balance sheet CDOs to hedge their loan books, with a boost from Basel plans to increase risk weights for ordinary assets. Institutions such as Crédit Agricole, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank have ramped up their issuance programmes, while others are entering the market for the first time, as with Nordea.
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Bank capital structuring has become a bit more boring. With little fanfare, regulators have killed some of the most interesting new products in the market before they got off the ground — meaning bank capital alchemy is no more.
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As lines blur between alternative providers of capital, investment banks are transforming the way they cover them, writes David Rothnie.
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Independent investment banks have been among the biggest beneficiaries of the turmoil wrought by the financial crisis of 2008, and they now have an air of permanence about them, writes David Rothnie.