How Leading Philippine Companies are Using Bonds to Their Advantage
No loss to issuers puts note trustees in the spotlight. The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (CFA) has overturned the Court of Appeal’s order that Peking University Founder Group Company Limited (PUFG), as the keepwell...more
The corporate hybrid bond market has recently drawn the attention of corporate bond issuers, investors and rating agencies. In a falling interest rate environment and generally constructive primary and secondary European debt...more
Last week, SIFMA released its annual Capital Markets Fact Book, which reports comprehensive data on capital markets activity generally. The U.S. equity markets represent 42.6% of the $115 trillion global equity markets, with...more
The policy change integrates climate change considerations for the first time into the ECB’s quantitative easing and repo facilities. On July 4, 2022, the European Central Bank (ECB) announced that it would integrate...more
Many of the wide-ranging amendments address the perceived barriers MiFID II introduced in capital markets and are likely to be welcomed by industry. Key Points: ..The amendments aim to remove administrative burdens that...more
The Israel Securities Authority (ISA) recently published an advisory document for public comment ahead of the publication of a legal memorandum for the regulation of the securitization field in Israel....more
The United States has the deepest, most liquid capital markets in the world, attracting issuers from across the globe. To sell to US investors, these issuers must comply with US securities laws, entailing a more rigorous...more
New rules relax certain structural and procedural legal restrictions, helping Spanish companies access debt capital markets. On 27 April 2015, the Spanish parliament passed Law 5/2015, of 27 April, of corporate finance...more