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Meanwhile, Gulf borrowers head private as Iran war volatility keeps public flow thin
◆ Gulf issuers turn to private markets ◆ Public sector and corporate borrowers to bring forward plans ◆ Banks re-enter covered and unsecured funding markets
Easter holidays and Middle East volatility subdued regular private placement activity though Gulf states step up private funding
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The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority will look over some banks’ shoulders to make sure they are allocating IPOs fairly and is trying to get league table providers to reduce incentives for banks to engage in ‘league table trades’ in the MTN and equity block trades markets. -
MTN issuers and dealers have been dismissive this week of plans by the Financial Conduct Authority to prevent banks gaining league table credit from loss-making trades.
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The words “unintended consequences of regulation” usually send a shiver down the spine of capital markets participants, but new US rules coming into effect next week are having the opposite effect for some public sector bond issuers.
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French agency Unédic is looking to set a trend with its new medium term note format to replace its BMTN programme as the chosen vehicle for one to six year debt
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Central bank policies are diverging like never before, with the European Central Bank and Bank of Japan setting deeply negative rates — and the BoJ attempting to influence the longer end of the curve — while the US Federal Reserve is on a rate rising path. That dynamic throws up opportunities and challenges for public sector borrowers, writes Craig McGlashan.
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The volatility of the Mexican peso is causing investors to keep away from long term debt in the currency.
