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Emerging Market Loans

Qatari fears should not become paranoia

Emerging market loan bankers are used to a little political drama but the recent spat between the Saudi-led group of six Arab states and Qatar has caused doubts about whether to engage in deals with Qatari exposure. This stance is understandable for pure Qatari credits but the penumbra of uncertainty has now spread to entities at one remove from Qatar. Banks should not be put off lending.

Bianca Boorer , October 10, 2017
LevFin

Guggenheim beefs up in US leveraged finance

Guggenheim Securities has hired the former global head of fixed income loans at Lehman Brothers as a senior managing director in US leveraged loans and high yield.

David Bell, October 10, 2017
Covered Bonds

NBG’s covered bond success does little to diminish Greek grief

National Bank of Greece’s ability to attract a high oversubscription for its three year covered bond on Tuesday showed it is on the road to recovery. But without sovereign debt relief, the precarious state of Greece’s government finances will continue to blight the economy and its fragile banks.

Bill Thornhill, October 10, 2017
Marlette Funding preps deal as industry heads for “critical quarter”

Online lender Marlette Funding is marketing a securitization this week, as the wider marketplace lending industry gears up for an important fourth quarter.

Sasha Padbidri, October 10, 2017
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Nationalist bank regulation from the US is the rule, not the exception

Proposals from US treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin to “advance American interests in international financial regulatory negotiations and meetings” are part of a long tradition in the country’s regulatory rule making — global norms are honoured more in the breach than the observance. At least now the US is willing to admit it.

Owen Sanderson, October 10, 2017
Derivatives

MEPs approve CCP relocation power

Europe needs to upgrade its supervisory regime for clearing houses, the economic and monetary affairs committee of the European Parliament heard this week as it debated a European Commission proposal to relocate powers.

Jean Comte, October 10, 2017
Emerging Market Loans

Audit reveals $3bn black hole at Croatia’s Agrokor

Moody's expects Agrokor's creditors to recover at the low end of the 35% to 65% range on average, and that unsecured bondholders will get less than 35% of what they are owed.

Bianca Boorer , October 10, 2017
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ASR RT1 will be market-defining if not market-generating

Restricted tier one (RT1) bonds still do not make sense for Europe’s insurance industry and the asset class needs benchmark issuance before it can become a significant market in its own right. But the first deal in a major currency from ASR Nederland will be a very important line in the sand.

Tyler Davies, October 10, 2017
Securitization People and Markets

Wall Street’s empire strikes back in Treasury report

A US Treasury report on capital markets, published on Friday, struck a populist tone, saying the rise of private credit at the expense of public market sources of financing has snatched money-making opportunities away from average Americans. But it is investment banking that has most to gain from a boost to public debt markets, not individual investors.

David Bell, October 10, 2017
Equity IPOs

European IPO boom rolls on with Bakkavor, HelloFresh deals

Buoyed by low volatility, record high share prices, and a risk-on attitude among investors, Europe’s booming market for IPOs gained three more deals on Tuesday when Bakkavor, HelloFresh and M7 Multi-Let Reit all announced their intentions to float.

Aidan Gregory, October 10, 2017
Derivatives

ISDA DCs should be more transparent, says IOSCO survey

An association of global regulators on Tuesday revealed the results of a survey on the workings of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) determinations committees (DCs), in which market participants demanded more transparency and buy-side participation.

Costas Mourselas, October 10, 2017
Marketplace lenders should seek to be boring

As the industry continues to mature, marketplace lenders should drop their gimmicks and sell themselves on their underwriting records.

Sam Kerr, October 10, 2017

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