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In this round-up, Covid-19 infections have spread across the world at an alarming speed, the Chinese central bank did not follow its US counterpart to lower interest rates, and the media row between the two countries has deepened. -
The flow of money into bonds and equities in emerging markets in February slowed to its lowest level since the 'trade tantrum' last August, amid signs that the spread of the coronavirus has prompted a reassessment of country risk.
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Shares in guarantor loans company Amigo Holdings plunged more than 25% at the open on Thursday while its high yield bond, a 7.625% 2024, was marked down more than 30 points, as founder James Benamor quit the board, then published a lengthy blog post describing the company as "committing slow motion suicide". Amigo hit back quickly with a statement rejecting many of Benamor’s comments but prices failed to bounce back.
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Pollen Street Capital and the board of an investment trust it advises are locked in a fight over the potential sale of the investment trust to Waterfall Asset Management, with the board describing Pollen Street’s data room as “of no meaningful use whatsoever and a complete waste of time”.
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Liquidity in Europe's secondary corporate bond market has dwindled over the last three years, according to a new report from the International Capital Market Association (ICMA). Investors see little by way of positive contributors.
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Spanish banks dodged potentially billions in compensation costs after the European Court of Justice (ECJ) kicked a mortgage dispute on to local Spanish courts, allowing borrowers to switch to a more affordable rate. While the ruling is a win for banks, it is a potential credit negative for some legacy RMBS.
