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Creating unified trading data feeds is proving much harder — and more controversial — than foreseen
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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The European Banking Authority is sceptical about HSBC’s decision to re-grant capital treatment to some legacy debt instruments last year, but it is unsure about the leverage it can exert over UK authorities in light of the country’s upcoming departure from the EU. -
Danske Bank was set to complete its bond sale on Friday at a slightly higher price, after activist investor Bill Browder forced a delay due to his comments about its money laundering scandal this week. Before the postponement, Danske had drummed up a large amount of support in the dollar market, as UniCredit did earlier in the week.
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In this round-up, US-China extended the previously planned two-day trade talk to a third day, Li Keqiang met Tesla’s Elon Musk, and the state council rolled out lower tax rates for small and low profit businesses.
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Italian banks are paying up for funding, both a cause and effect of financial stress in the country. It shows why the European Central Bank is likely to continue with TLTRO (targeted longer-term refinancing operations), and why the Italian government has less leverage over Europe than meets the eye.
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The Italian government this week earmarked up to €1bn for a precautionary recapitalisation for Banca Carige but the future of the troubled bank remains uncertain.
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Investors in the leveraged finance market established a new trade body this week, giving them the chance to push back against aggressive covenant terms, and offering an alternative forum to the Association for Financial Markets in Europe, increasingly dominated by the sell side following a mass walk-out by the buy side last year.
