Fixed-income spin-offs will be popular – Risk.net poll
More than 75% of respondents expect dealers to pursue fixed-income joint ventures in response to new capital pressures and falling revenues
More than three-quarters of respondents to a Risk.net poll believe the spin-off of challenged fixed-income businesses by banks will be a popular response to falling revenues and rising capital requirements – and the majority of those voters believe so-called deconsolidation will be attractive to large and small players alike.
Asked whether deconsolidation would take off, 42% said it would be
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