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If retail investors can buy burrito notes, why not proper bonds?

Retail investors who bought two minibond issues from Chilango, a London-based Mexican food chain, are set to lose their money, with either a 90% writedown or debt-for-equity swap heading their way. This was grimly predictable, based on a cursory glance at the deal documents, but the issue shows how messed up our investor protection rules are.

Owen Sanderson, December 17, 2019
Covered Bonds

Mortgage growth sets up ‘another busy year’ for covered bond supply

Market participants are expecting 2020 to be a very active year for covered bonds, with new issuance volume underpinned by growth in French and German banks' mortgage books.

Tyler Davies, December 17, 2019
FIG

BoE raises UK bank capital requirements with ‘Brexit buffer’

The Bank of England said it will increase the countercyclical buffer by 100bp for UK banks after disclosing the results of its latest stress test this week. As the sector performed well in the test, the new capital requirements are being interpreted as a ‘Brexit buffer’ to help institutions withstand the risk of economic turmoil at the end of 2020.

David Freitas, December 17, 2019
LevFin People and Markets

Fidelity criticises MAR as bad fit for lev loans

Fidelity, the US asset manager, warned the European Securities and Markets Authority that Europe’s Market Abuse Regulation lacks clarity, and that even public side information on leveraged loans could potentially contain material non-public information.

Owen Sanderson, December 17, 2019
People News

NNIP appoints new head of alternative credit

NN Investment Partners has hired a head of alternative credit, who is set to start in mid-January.

Silas Brown, December 17, 2019
Bank Strategy

Deloitte: banks should take a long view when picking profitable clients

Some European investment banks are considering weeding out their clients, to make sure they generate a sufficient return from each one. But they must remember to take into account the long term value of clients, according to Deloitte.

Jasper Cox, December 17, 2019
Sovereigns

Funding scorecard: European sovereigns

This week's funding scorecard looks at the progress European sovereigns have made in their funding programmes as we approach the end of 2019, with some issuers also setting their funding targets for 2020.

Frank Jackman, December 17, 2019
Asia

HSBC picks new DCM heads

HSBC has named two bankers as global co-heads of its debt capital markets team, replacing Jean-Marc Mercier. It is also planning to open two new desks.

Jasper Cox, December 17, 2019
Asia

US bars ex-Goldman banker Leissner for 1MDB scandal

The US financial regulator has permanently barred former Goldman Sachs executive Tim Leissner from the securities industry, for his role in the 1MDB scandal.

Jonathan Breen, December 17, 2019
Asia

Equitas Small Finance readies India IPO

Equitas Small Finance Bank is planning a listing of new and secondary stock in India, having filed a draft prospectus with the market regulator on Monday.

Jonathan Breen, December 17, 2019
Asia

Investors should heed worrying signals from China

Rising defaults by Chinese firms onshore have triggered sell-offs in numerous parts of the dollar bond market over the past few weeks. But international investors appear too complacent about the health of some of the largest debt issuers from the mainland. More scepticism is needed.

Morgan Davis, December 17, 2019
Asia

CT Corp subsidiary seeks $750m refi

A subsidiary of Indonesian conglomerate CT Corp is talking to banks for a $750m refinancing loan, according to bankers close to the situation.

Pan Yue, December 17, 2019

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