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One of the co-heads of the London Group of Tradition, the interdealer broker that is one of the largest in the over-the-counter derivatives market, is leaving the firm.
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Some Asian sovereigns are at risk of being pushed out of investment grade territory as the Covid-19 pandemic takes a toll on their economies. India and Indonesia are of particular concern, with fears high that they are close to becoming fallen angels. -
Deutsche Bank has set up an inter-disciplinary sustainable finance team in its capital markets group, aiming to be “viewed as [a] market leader on this important subject”, as it senses that clients, including big oil and gas companies, are having increasingly to consider environmental and social issues to access the capital markets.
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European capital markets have continued to function well during the coronavirus crisis, according to a report released on Monday by the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (Afme). However, in terms of primary market activity, the industry body’s data shows quite how sharply issuance has skewed towards investment grade, with riskier debt and IPO markets closed off.
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The European Central Bank is creating a temporary forum to stimulate dialogue between the ECB, national central banks in the eurozone and the private sector on the proposed European Distribution of Debt Instruments (EDDI) project, which aims to create a one-stop synchronised platform for selling bonds across the bloc.
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Italian government bonds sold off sharply this week as worries grew over the sovereign’s debt sustainability after last week’s Eurogroup meeting left any form of debt mutualisation a highly unlikely prospect in the near term. The result is that Italy will have to rely more on support from the European Central Bank as it prepares to bolt on a much bigger borrowing programme in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
