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Little green men could be closer than they appear
Scrutiny of regulatory proposals by those without securitization expertise is a feature, not a bug
Tom Hall goes through a sterling week of deals for European ABS, while Thomas Hopkins dissects the dangers that a rise in LMEs would pose for European CLOs
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Interest rate swaps (IRS) trading platform trueEx has announced plans to close its doors after coming under pressure from an alleged bank boycott. -
The Netherlands is about to pass an act inspired by US bankruptcy rules or English schemes of arrangement, updating an insolvency code that has proved ineffective for dealing with companies with secured debt — and has seen companies like Nyrstar redomicile to the UK as part of their restructurings.
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Greencoat Investment, a vehicle associated with Rizwan Hussain's attempts to take control of a pre-crisis CMBS, was dealt a blow this week when a court rejected its application to put the deal into administration. The move, for now, puts paid to efforts to persuade bondholders to tender their holdings.
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Central bank independence is under threat. When politicians attempt to take control of monetary policy for their own ends, markets tend to panic, but it may be time to acknowledge that monetary policy is inherently political.
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Language to prevent ‘net short’ debt activist investors manipulating distressed corporates to benefit CDS positions could prove ineffective in bond documentation, shutting down the changes almost as soon as they have been introduced in the market.
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In this round-up, Chinese securities regulators allow their Hong Kong counterpart to access audit papers of Hong Kong-listed mainland companies, Chinese premier Li Keqiang vowed to lift the 51% foreign ownership cap on Chinese financial firms sooner than planned, and free-trade zones (FTZs) receive more autonomy in trying out new policies.
