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  • Asset managers call for RMB market standard

    16 May 2013

    Asset managers are growing concerned about the proportion of unrated bonds in the offshore RMB bond market as well as new credit enhancement structures. Here's why

  • Chile’s first cross-border peso bond explained

    16 May 2013

    The first cross-border, local-currency bond by a Chilean corporate shows how LatAm issuers can benefit from the long-tenors available in the international markets, without currency risk

  • How to issue African debt

    16 May 2013

    Africa’s debt capital markets offer both high yields and safety from western market volatility, according to panelists at this week’s IFLR Africa Forum. Here’s how foreign investors can best tap opportunities in this expanding market

  • Turkey’s first non-ijara sukuk dissected

    13 May 2013

    Turkiye Finans has become the first company to issue a non-ijara sukuk out of Turkey. It paves the way for more hybrid structures, and a wider variety of Turkish sukuk issuers

  • CGIF-wrapped bond to spark Asean local currency market

    07 May 2013

    Noble Group's baht-denominated bond issue is the first fully guaranteed by a wrap from CGIF, a trust fund of ADB

  • Breakthrough sukuk opens new funding vistas in GCC

    02 May 2013

    Al Bayan Group has become the first Saudi company to tap the Malaysian capital markets, establishing a RM 1 billion Malaysian ringgit sukuk programme.

  • Evonik’s quick-to-market IPO model assessed

    02 May 2013

    The debut listing of German chemicals producer Evonik on the Frankfurt and Luxembourg stock exchanges used an unconventional quick-to-market structure. It sets a so-called almost-safe model for other large European corporates to follow

  • New short-term sukuk market to boost liquidity

    29 Apr 2013

    The establishment of IILM's short-term sukuk programme gives shariah-compliant financial institutions an new option for liquidity management

  • CoCos: investor preferences assessed

    18 Apr 2013

    With contingent convertibles set to be a key capital instrument of the future, it’s crucial for investors to understand what to focus on when assessing different features

  • The new WBS options for real-estate companies

    18 Apr 2013

    Whole business securitisation and commercial mortgaged-backed securities techniques have been merged to create a first-of-its-kind financing platform for a UK real-estate company

  • India credit enhancement first analysed - updated

    15 Apr 2013

    A bond issued by Indian wind turbine manufacturer Suzlon Energy’s wholly-owned subsidiary AE-Rotor Holding represents the first credit-enhanced US dollar bond out of India

  • What's next for China's offshore RMB market

    10 Apr 2013

    China Minmetals has issued the largest single-tranche offshore renminbi bond among state-approved issuers. Here’s how these issuances have evolved

  • Greencoat IPO signals new source of capital for renewables

    04 Apr 2013

    Greencoat UK Wind, an infrastructure fund that targets buying wind farms in the UK, has completed its IPO on the London Stock Exchange. The landmark renewable deal signals a new way of funding for wind farms

  • Indonesia high-yield covenant trends explained

    03 Apr 2013

    International investors are growing increasingly comfortable with Indonesian credits, prompting repeat issuers to loosen covenants. Local lawyers counsel predict this trend will continue

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