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Indian Rating Agencies to Seek Monthly “No Default Statement”
Credit Rating Agencies would have to fetch a "No Default Statement" from companies at the end of every month, where the company needs to state that it hasn't delayed on any Interest and Principle Payments for the previous month. In case of any data discrepancies or...
Indian Regulator announces novel rules to enhance bond liquidity
India’s securities regulator SEBI has announced new rules that restrict the number of outstanding bonds maturing in a calendar year to only 17. This is aimed at forcing issuers to increase the outstanding notional of existing bonds in an effort to enhance their...
Dynamic Start to China-Hong Kong Bond Connect Scheme Leaves Foreign Investors Wanting More
As HKEx CEO Charles Li predicted to CNBC last Friday, the steps taken by China allowing foreign investors to partake in its US$10 trillion worth fixed income markets through the China-Hong Kong Bond Connect Scheme met with "massive" demand for China's bonds. Launched...
Kenya Launches Sovereign Bond Purchases via Mobile Phones: M-Akiba
Kenya is due to launch an unprecedented sovereign bond to be sold exclusively through mobile platforms today, June 30th. The bond is termed ‘M-Akiba’, where ‘Akiba’ means savings in Kiswahli. Targeted at small investors, the bond can be bought via at denominations as...
First-ever ‘Pandemic Bond’ to Combat Outbreaks
Wednesday June 28th saw the launch of the first-ever ‘pandemic bond’ by the World Bank, with the aim to finance rapid response to disease outbreaks. How this works: $500 million raised through this bond issuance supports a Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility (PEF)....
U.S. Bond Yields Jump on back of Draghi’s Comments
U.S. Treasury yields rose on Tuesday shortly after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi delivered upbeat remarks at their annual conference held in Portugal. Key figures: Yield on U.S. 10-year Treasury rose by 7 points to 2.20% on 28 June morning, back to...
Junk Bond ETFs Test Market Liquidity
The big shift of investor cash to passive funds from active ones has gotten a lot of bond investors nervous about liquidity. Unlike stocks, bonds are much more limited in number. That means that the bonds comprising an exchange-traded fund--which is effectively a big...
Evergrande Bonds Falter After Record-Breaking Jumbo Issue
Chinese real estate company Evergrande raised a total of US$3.8 billion across 3 tranches on Tuesday. This represents the largest ever deal by a Chinese real estate company even as the regulators seek to clamp down on financial risks. The bonds have, however, traded...
CBRC’s Move Widens Dollar Bonds of Wanda, Anbang, Fosun, HNA.
A government crackdown on financial risks and money laundering ahead of China's 19th Party Congress has led to heightened scrutiny on several of China’s large overseas asset buyers, with billionaire Wang Jianlin’s Wanda Group in the mix. The China Banking Regulatory...
