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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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29 Apr 2013
The establishment of IILM's short-term sukuk programme gives shariah-compliant financial institutions an new option for liquidity management
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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09 May 2013
Demand for African sovereign debt opens a new funding source for some African governments. Citi's Tim Odell, panelist at next week's IFLR Africa Forum, has outlined how best to get deals done in this expanding market
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08 May 2013
A recent Bank of England report stated that clearinghouses should have a well-mapped plan for how they will assign losses to members, if an event of a default burns through the company’s emergency funds
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23 Apr 2013
Lawyers in Europe have predicted a decline in tier 2 issuances as banks work to meet Basel III’s capital quality requirements
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23 Apr 2013
Although RMB internationalisation might occur by 2015, market participants must consider the distinctions between onshore and offshore renminbi
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22 Apr 2013
In this month's quick poll, IFLR asks if risk disclosures in emerging market prospectuses have become too extensive. Vote here
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18 Apr 2013
Speaking at the IPBA 2013 Annual Meeting and Conference in Seoul, Blackrock Asia-Pacific chairman Mark McCombe urged further development of Asia's capital markets
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12 Apr 2013
Bank counsel in the UK have dismissed press commentary on overly-aggressive bidding for block trades as overblown.
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12 Apr 2013
A flood of new CoCo issuances are expected to meet UK banks' £25 billion funding shortfall, as market participants believe equity markets are not deep enough to support this funding alone
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04 Apr 2013
Forty speakers have been confirmed for the IFLR European Capital Markets Forum 2013 at the Waldorf Hotel in London next week.
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04 Apr 2013
Cyprus’s bailout offers a reality check on the bail-in risks attached to contingent convertible bonds. But some banks are hailing a riskier form of CoCo as the funding tool of the future