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It is a strange time for deeply subordinated bank debt, as the chief executive of one of the biggest issuers of additional tier one (AT1) bonds blasted the sector, and European politicians scrambled to find out how to make it more attractive to investors.
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The European Parliament has proposed changes to MiFID II which amount to a bond industry wishlist, and could neuter the impact of the regulation on the primary debt markets.
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has released a study of UK bond market liquidity arguing that regulation has not damaged bond market liquidity — a view starkly at odds with that of many market participants. The study, however, has serious limitations as a study of trading practice. -
UK moves to restrict the tax deductibility of debt have worried borrowers, such as commercial real estate companies and private equity, whose business model relies on high leverage. But the changes, which follow existing tax avoidance plans from the OECD, have a big escape clause for most firms.
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Market participants have been sceptical about the Hong Kong Exchange's (HKEX) plans for a Bond Connect with China ever since the idea was first floated in late 2014. Eighteen months later, the opening up of China’s interbank bond market (CIBM) has thrown up more questions about the scheme’s viability.
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The Mutual Recognition of Funds (MRF) scheme has been slow in gaining traction among offshore investors since its launch in December. But the recent suspensions of outbound investment schemes has seen a pick-up in interest by Chinese investors.
