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Sponsored by Standard CharteredStandard Chartered’s refreshed strategy in Ghana is proving a success story. -
Sponsored by Standard CharteredThe formation of the African Continental Free Trade Area is expected to boost trade volumes across the continent. Corporates that leverage local banking knowledge and services will be well placed to take advantage of this opportunity, writes Emmanuel Ajayi, managing director, head of FX trading, Africa, Standard Chartered.
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Sponsored by Standard CharteredAPAC fund managers are looking to set up UCITS and AIFM products to attract domestic and European investors
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Sponsored by Standard CharteredThe short answer is yes – of course it does. The emerging-market asset class is still small and depends on flow of funds from developed market investors. Moreover, it is non-homogenous and disaggregated, and therefore tends to be a price taker rather than a price setter. This makes the EM asset class dependent on markets that are price setters, such as the US and Europe. In this article, we examine the linkages and dependencies between EM and Europe.
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Sponsored by Standard CharteredThe Asia-Pacific (APAC) region has seen multiple fund passporting schemes launched in quick succession, but can we tell how well they are likely to fare as they become more established over time?
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Sponsored by Standard CharteredIf its second half maintains the pace set to date, 2017 may be a landmark year for bank and insurance capital issuance, with investors showing an appetite for a wide range of credits and willing to go down the credit curve in search of yield.
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Sponsored by Standard CharteredStandard Chartered Bank are sponsoring a series of Euromoney webinars on DCM & securities services tackling the latest industry challenges. Sign up below.
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Sponsored by Standard CharteredAs one of the fastest growing economies in the G20, Indonesia is on the up. Having taken some difficult decisions after coming to power in 2015, Joko Widodo’s administration is reaping the rewards, with growth accelerating, a budget deficit below 3% and inflation tamed. This benign economic background has helped the Indonesian government become one of the most sophisticated sovereign borrowers in the international market. At GlobalCapital ’s roundtable in Jakarta in early April, hosted by Standard Chartered, leading bankers and issuers explored the impact of reforms to state-owned enterprises, potential US interest rate rises and changes to tax laws on the potential to create a deeper, more effective debt market.
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Sponsored by Standard CharteredEnvironmental, Social, Governance (ESG) investing is not a temporary trend for fund managers, but a movement that is gaining momentum, and one that could have a significant impact on firms’ operations
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Sponsored by Standard CharteredMiddle Eastern governments and companies rose to the financing challenge set by falling oil prices in 2016, rethinking their operations, cutting costs and turning to the international bond markets in committed fashion to plug funding gaps. Issuers in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries raised $66bn last year, and this year’s first quarter total of nearly $25bn suggests issuance will be similarly high in 2017. At GlobalCapital’s roundtable in Dubai on March 27, hosted by Standard Chartered, leading participants discussed the steps needed to take the region’s debt capital markets from nascent to mature, to ensure that they can continue to function, whatever happens to the oil price.
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Asian green bond initiatives are supporting an unprecedented global surge in issuance, with many markets taking a leaf out of China’s regulator-led book.
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Sponsored by Standard CharteredThe commercials of running an onshore fund product are appealing, and Asia-Pacific managers want to jump in on the action.
