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Yield starved banks are redefining how the Schuldschein market operates, it was shown this week. In a market where investors and banks have historically lent alongside each other, the low ebb in European loans is sending banks to Schuldscheine in hordes and, in some cases, they are pricing out investors. Elly Whittaker reports. -
Bridgepoint-owned Pret A Manger and Civen-owned Ufinet both allocated dividend recapitalisations on Thursday, while another Bridgepoint-owned firm, Element Materials, released price talk on a proposed repricing of its buyout loans signed only in February.
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The UK government has lent its voice to the growing current of international opinion that expansive monetary policy has gone far enough, and may even be harming growth. Britain is set to embark on a fiscal stimulus, likely to be welcomed by financial markets.
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Terrorism, a military coup attempt, and a sovereign downgrade have failed to deter dedicated EM investment in Turkey, but deteriorating growth prospects and increasing nationalism, which could further strain relations with Europe, may threaten staying power in the long run, say economists.
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A recent fine by US regulators on the New York branch of Mega International Commercial Bank has led to demands for overseas branches of Taiwanese lenders to collect more comprehensive information about their clients. This is causing fears that the credit approval process for syndicated loans will lengthen, while banks will also find it tricky to lend to smaller borrowers. Shruti Chaturvedi reports.
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