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Powering up its bond markets
The Russian corporate bond markets are broadening. More issuance is expected from previously inactive sectors and securitisation is developing into more esoteric assets. Risks to future growth include...
Asian local currency bond markets have tripled in size since 1997. Ramon Maronilla, product engineer at State Street Global Advisors in Hong Kong, outlines the steps being taken by Asian governments to...
Brazil and Argentina have repaid in full the debt owed to the IMF. But while Brazil seemed grateful for the loan, Argentina's president made a bridge-burning speech attacking the Fund's policies. Josh...
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South Africa New beginnings
The hangover from economic isolationism during the Apartheid era stunted the development of the nation's bond markets. But a boom in consumer loans has kick-started the securitisation market, as Alan McNee reports
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With more Islamic institutions looking for ratings, the general manager of the financial institutions group at Moody's in Cyprus explains how the agency rates these names versus conventional credits
Playing it safe
China's central bank loosened its grip on the renminbi market last year, giving the green light for domestic cross-currency swaps. But dealers are unsure whether they can do renminbi interest rate swaps without the say-so of the regulator. By Duncan Wood...
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Interest in emerging market structured products has surged as investors look further afield for yields. A wide range of synthetic collateralised debt obligations and constant proportion portfolio insurance products has been launched, and dealers reckon...
Australia - High yield boosts growth
A landmark deal from Tabcorp in 2004 marked the emergence of the high-yield bond market in Australia, while the rebalancing of the UBS Composite Bond Index to include lower-rated credits is also fuelling growth, writes Alan McNee in this month's regional...
A giant step for equity
A number of banks in China have started offering equity-linked structured deposits to the country's retail investors. However, China's derivatives regulations explicitly prohibit banks from offering equity-linked products. How have banks got around this...
Emerging markets
The Chinese derivatives market has never been black and white – more a murky shade of grey. Even with the publication of the China Banking Regulatory Commission's (CBRC) derivatives regulations in March 2004, bankers have often had to rely on legal...
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