BondAdviser Ratesheet as at 22nd June 2017
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Jun, 2017
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Jun, 2017
BondAdviser Ratesheet as at 21st June 2017
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Jun, 2017
BondAdviser Ratesheet as at 20th June 2017
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Jun, 2017
BondAdviser Ratesheet as at 19th June 2017
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Jun, 2017
Weekly Highlights
As largely anticipated the Federal Reserve last week raised US interest rates for the fourth time since the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). The FOMC maintained similar rate forecasts for 2017 and beyond (known as the Fed dot plot) which appear to be at odds with market expectations. The key factor to this divergence has been US inflation which has slowed [...]
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Jun, 2017
BondAdviser Ratesheet as at 16th June 2017
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Jun, 2017
BondAdviser Ratesheet as at 15th June 2017
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Jun, 2017
Banco Popular: First European AT1 Hybrid (CoCo) Triggered
In July 2016, a stress-test conducted by the European Central Bank (ECB) highlighted the “alarming levels of debt” carried by some of Europe’s biggest lenders. Among a few others, Spanish Bank Banco Popular was expected to fall short of capital requirements in a stressed scenario. Reason for failure The bank’s inherent weakness was emphasized when it posted a €3.5 billion [...]
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Jun, 2017
Investors Push for Cash ETFs
In the current low-growth, low-yield environment, there is no question investors are finding it difficult to generate short-term returns with an acceptable level of risk. For this reason, there has been a push for new products that represent an alternative to traditional cash investments (i.e. term deposits). For this reason, ‘Cash’ Exchange Traded Funds (Cash ETFs) have gained traction among [...]
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Jun, 2017
Noble Group: The Brink of Default
Over the past few years, Noble Group (SGD: NOBL), once Asia’s largest commodity trader, has experienced a significant decline in profitability following a downturn in the commodities market coinciding with accusations of overstating its accounts. After reporting an unexpected quarterly loss, Noble’s woes deepened when it announced that it may not be profitable until 2019, sparking concerns it would not be [...]
