Opalesque Industry Update - Ongoing disruptions in the global financial markets have refocused attention on nonbank financial intermediaries (FIs) and shadow banking. These nonbank FIs are important, especially now. Shadow banking assets now represent more
Bertie will work alongside current head of European investment banking and chief operating officer Steve Hufford
Centana Growth Partners is going ahead with its planned investment in a fintech company, but has revised the underwriting of the deal in light of changed conditions
Opalesque Industry Update - Coronavirus-triggered social distancing, isolation and lockdowns have driven-up the use of financial apps in Europe by 72 per cent in a week, reveals deVere Group, an independent financial advisory organisations. The
The outlooks for the Belgian, Danish, Dutch, French, Italian and Spanish banking systems are now negative
Fall of European economies could leave investors with overvalued assets and banks struggling with a pile of bad debt
Posted by René M. Stulz (Ohio State University), on Monday, March 23, 2020 Editor's Note: René M. Stulz is the Everett D. Reese Chair of Banking and Monetary Economics at the Fisher College of Business
Central banks cannot play the same role they did in 2008 because they are addressing the financial repercussions of a shock to the real economy
Unless we get a meaningful fiscal response to the coronavirus crisis, we should be prepared for a steady slide into recession — or worse
Opalesque Industry Update - SWFI's latest survey data for Q1 2020 has been compiled and is ready for release. SWFI secured business intelligence from CIO's, Strategists, Economists, and Portfolio Managers from central banks, sovereign wealth
A possible delay to the final retirement of Libor as the benchmark lending rate on dollar loans is set to offer banks and borrowers a bit more breathing room to make the transition. But in
The Chinese central bank and the banking and insurance regulator plan to increase oversight on the booming domestic online micro-lending market, in a bid to curb risks in the sector. The two are also among
Commodity trading company Glencore Agriculture is tapping the Asian loan market liquidity. It has invited banks to join a $300m borrowing.
Posted by Gail Weinstein, Brian T. Mangino, and Amber Banks (Meek), Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 Editor's Note: Gail Weinstein is senior counsel, and Brian T. Mangino and Amber Banks
Covered bond issuers were urged to do their toughest covered bond trades in the wake of an outstanding result on Thursday for Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, which attracted a deeper and broader range of higher
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation sent a positive signal to hesitant Asian covered bond issuers on Thursday when it was set to price its first negative yielding covered bond, attracting a deeper and broader scale of
Singapore’s Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) raised $1bn from a tier two subordinated note on Wednesday that was priced at a new low.
Taiwan’s Cheng Loong Corp, a paper maker, has closed syndication of a $130m borrowing with nine banks.
In this round-up, local governments are encouraged to use debt raised to improve smaller lenders’ capital ratio, the Bond Connect scheme launched three years ago helps foreign holding in Chinese bonds to top Rmb2.6tr, and
Country Garden has launched a $1.5bn-equivalent loan into general syndication after mandating a group of nine banks.
