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Chinese Rating Firm’s Push for More Transparent Credit Ratings
Dagong Global Credit Rating Co., prepares to introduce a digital credit rating platform in the subsequent months, in bid to boost transparency their country’s at-times-questionable rating environment. This proposed platform requires that companies submit financial...
HNA Bonds Dip as Bank of America Halts Deals
Amid increasing concerns about the opaque structure and level of indebtedness at HNA Group Co, Bank of America has instructed its investment bankers to hold off on deals with them. This is in line with similar stances held by firms like Citigroup and Morgan Stanley,...
Daimler’s €100 Million Ethereum Bond: How Blockchain Can Change the Bond Game
Daimler, parent company of Mercedes-Benz, transacted €100 million in a one-year corporate bond completely via an ethereum based blockchain system just last month, June 2017. This issuance, also known in German as Schuldschein, notably carried out the “entire...
Greenko Issues Asia’s Largest Green Bond of $1 Billion
On Monday (17 July), Greenko – India’s market leading clean energy company, raised as much as US$ 1 billion in their multi-tranche bond issuance. This would be the largest green bond issuance by a privately held company in Asia, thus far. Specifics: Tranche 1 (5...
Why Foreign Investors Are Wary of China’s Massive Debt Market.
At USD 10 trillion, China has an incredibly large debt market – Should foreign investors be afraid? Certain characteristics of this market definitely set some bells ringing. A couple of key issues surface: one, the disproportionate number of bonds awarded AA or above,...
SoftBank Issues Largest Non-Investment Grade Hybrid
SoftBank Group sets a record at US$4.5 billion for the largest junk-rated perpetual, issued in 2 tranches of US$2.75 billion at 6% with an early Redemption date of July 19, 2023, and US$1.75 billion at 6.875% with an early Redemption date of July 19, 2027. The...
Yellen’s Testimony on Inflation to Provide Clues on Fed Policy
All ears are on Fed Chairman Janet Yellen these 2 days as she gave her testimony yesterday expressing concern over inflation and is due to speak again tonight on this as well as the market-sensitive Fed balance sheet and interest rate position. Yellen’s...
Sunac May Become China’s Most Indebted Developer After Acquisitions
Hardly content with its acquisition spree over the past year, Tianjin-based and Hong Kong-listed property developer Sunac China Holdings intends to continue with a US$9.3 billion spend to purchase mainland conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group's hotel and tourism assets....
Higher U.S. Treasury Bond Yields With Strong Payrolls Data
Treasuries sold off on Friday in U.S. time, with the 10-year Treasury yield climbing to 2.398 percent, as hiring data came in higher than expectations and despite the the weak wage growth number. At 222,000, June payrolls topped estimates, bolstering confidence in...
