http://www.iflr.com/RSS.aspx?FeedID=2374©2013 IFLR 201160DebtAsset 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 http://www.iflr.com/Article/3206626/Asset-managers-call-for-RMB-market-standard.htmlThu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMTThe 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 riskhttp://www.iflr.com/Article/3206917/Chiles-first-cross-border-peso-bond-explained.htmlThu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMTAfrica’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 markethttp://www.iflr.com/Article/3206612/How-to-issue-African-debt.htmlThu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMTTurkiye 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 issuershttp://www.iflr.com/Article/3204939/Turkeys-first-non-ijara-sukuk-dissected.htmlMon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMTDemand 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 markethttp://www.iflr.com/Article/3203188/The-dos-and-donts-for-African-sovereign-debt-deals.htmlThu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMTNoble Group's baht-denominated bond issue is the first fully guaranteed by a wrap from CGIF, a trust fund of ADBhttp://www.iflr.com/Article/3201939/CGIF-wrapped-bond-to-spark-Asean-local-currency-market.htmlTue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMTAl Bayan Group has become the first Saudi company to tap the Malaysian capital markets, establishing a RM 1 billion Malaysian ringgit sukuk programme. http://www.iflr.com/Article/3199854/Breakthrough-sukuk-opens-new-funding-vistas-in-GCC.htmlThu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 GMTSEC’s landmark sukuk confirms the growing acceptability of the product in the international market. But it seems likely that only quasi-sovereigns will succeed in securing longer tenors - for now at leasthttp://www.iflr.com/Article/3198649/Saudi-sukuk-pushes-Islamic-finance-tenors.htmlTue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTThe establishment of IILM's short-term sukuk programme gives shariah-compliant financial institutions an new option for liquidity managementhttp://www.iflr.com/Article/3198062/New-short-term-sukuk-market-to-boost-liquidity.htmlMon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTIn this month's quick poll, IFLR asks if risk disclosures in emerging market prospectuses have become too extensive. Vote herehttp://www.iflr.com/Article/3194642/POLL-are-risk-disclosures-in-emerging-market-prospectuses-overkill.htmlMon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTWith 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 featureshttp://www.iflr.com/Article/3193221/CoCos-investor-preferences-assessed.htmlThu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTA 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 Indiahttp://www.iflr.com/Article/3184619/India-credit-enhancement-first-analysed-updated.htmlMon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTChina Minmetals has issued the largest single-tranche offshore renminbi bond among state-approved issuers. Here’s how these issuances have evolved http://www.iflr.com/Article/3188867/Whats-next-for-Chinas-offshore-RMB-market.htmlWed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTForty speakers have been confirmed for the IFLR European Capital Markets Forum 2013 at the Waldorf Hotel in London next week.http://www.iflr.com/Article/3186237/Final-speaker-list-for-IFLR-European-Capital-Markets-Forum-2013.htmlThu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTCyprus’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 futurehttp://www.iflr.com/Article/3186235/How-Cyprus-impacts-CoCo-investment.htmlThu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTInternational investors are growing increasingly comfortable with Indonesian credits, prompting repeat issuers to loosen covenants. Local lawyers counsel predict this trend will continuehttp://www.iflr.com/Article/3184683/Indonesia-high-yield-covenant-trends-explained.htmlWed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTThe Hong Kong SFC's consultation conclusions on the regulation of electronic trading takes a broad scope, going beyond just algorithms and HFT. But few adjustments have been made based on market responseshttp://www.iflr.com/Article/3182063/Hong-Kong-clamps-down-on-electronic-trading.htmlWed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTThe restructuring proceedings of Mexican glassmaker Vitro concluded with an unusual settlement agreement last week. Counsel have responded by clarifying the rights of creditor subsidiaries in new debt instrumentshttp://www.iflr.com/Article/3169576/Vitro-reorganisation-prompts-new-clause-in-debt-offerings.htmlThu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTAhead of IFLR’s Africa Forum on May 14, Barclays’ Amol Prabhu, a panellist, revealed his predictions for the continent’s financing futurehttp://www.iflr.com/Article/3166865/The-in-house-view-on-closing-deals-in-Africa.htmlMon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTBanks and lawyers are at odds with the UK Association of Corporate Treasurers' private placement working group over the principal barrier to domestic market growth. http://www.iflr.com/Article/3164106/Whats-holding-back-UK-private-placements.htmlTue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTClifford Chance won international law firm of the year last night at IFLR’s annual Asia Awards in Hong Kong. The firm was also involved on two winning deals as well as being shortlisted in all eight team of the year categorieshttp://www.iflr.com/Article/3162256/Clifford-Chance-Freshfields-shine-at-Asia-Awards.htmlThu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTCommerzbank's innovative new funding instrument marks the first time a covered bond-securitisation hybrid has been structured in the German market. IFLR spoke to the key firms involved to find out exactly how it was donehttp://www.iflr.com/Article/3158654/Revealed-the-structure-behind-Commerzbanks-covered-bond.htmlThu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT