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Talking triggers: Rob Davies column
Regulators have given governments the freedom to decide at what point triggers should cause debt to be written off, giving investors a headache
Bund yield drop gives secondary market the jitters
After last month’s sell-off of risky assets, traders say positive technical factors could push real money investors back into the market before long.
Lovelier the second time around? Marty Fridson column
Private equity firms are sitting on $1 trillion of uninvested capital. That’s why they are buying ‘second-hand’ companies with questionable value potential from other private equity firms.
Low liquidity is the new norm for portfolio managers: Caveat Emptor column
Portfolio managers accustomed to building books in neat blocks of $50 million may struggle to unwind such positions in the new liquidity-starved secondary markets.
Indosat $650m bond success augurs well for Indonesia issuers
A $650 million bond from Indonesian telco Indosat, issued last month, was a record 16 times oversubscribed. What was it about the deal that attracted investors in such numbers?
Credit investors up in arms over lax covenants
Investors are complaining that documentation for high yield bond deals has become increasingly opaque and poorly structured, making it difficult to gauge the level of risk. Will the glut of high yield...
LBO companies face debt restructuring risk – Pimco's Jessop
The executive vice-president and portfolio manager at Pimco talks about the asset manager’s plan to broaden its high yield offering, and where he sees the current risks and opportunities in that market...
Financial regulators tighten grip on banks with series of rule changes
July saw amendments to Basel III, the signing of the Dodd-Frank reform bill, and the results of stress tests on European banks. Credit assesses how investor sentiment towards the banking sector has...
Fixed income investors look to ethical funds – but do they pay?
Of all asset classes, fixed income has been one of the slowest to embrace ethical investment. Thanks in part to the growing influence of sovereign wealth funds, this may be set to change. But for many...
Repricing of sovereign debt would be an 'earthquake' for financial markets – chief economist
The chief economist at Independent Strategy, Bob McKee, explains why a repricing of sovereign debt and defaults of advanced economies would be “logical” outcomes in the next stage of the financial crisis...
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