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Panic around the rising likelihood of the UK choosing to leave the European Union in a referendum on June 23 sent European and US markets into turmoil this week, with volatility jumping as traders struggled to prepare for the two possible outcomes.
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Falling government bond yields across Europe have meant investors have been rewarded with impressive returns so far this year. One country however, continues to lag. Portugal has seen its credit risk hover at elevated levels and its government bonds have produced negative returns this year. -
MEP Paul Tang stepped into what Richard Hopkin, head of fixed income at the Association for Financial Markets in Europe, described as a “lion’s den” of securitization professionals at the Global ABS conference in Barcelona on Thursday, to explain the reasoning behind his recent proposals to tighten the regulation of the market.
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The latest edition of the Green Bond Principles has placed added focus on reporting and external review best practice, brought social bonds more emphatically into the fold and put distance between ‘pure play’ bonds issued by companies whose activities are all green, and the green bond product.
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Akbank has outlined plans to broaden the reach of Turkish banks among Asian lenders beyond Japan and improve awareness of longer tenors, as it returns to the loan market for the second time this year.
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China may have grabbed the spotlight after its MSCI review this week but Pakistan was the real winner with its upgrade to emerging market status. Bankers expect the move will light a fire under equity capital markets and give a big boost to IPOs, especially in sectors like infrastructure. John Loh reports.
