Global
Structuring, packaging and distributing a Brazilian syndicated loan: Ingredients for success
On March 21st, 2015, Antonio Giglio, a partner of the Corporate Finance Practice Desk at Demarest Advogados, in São Paulo, Brazil, moderated a panel with representatives of Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) and Banco BTG Pactual. The discussion was about the ingredients for success while structuring, packaging and distributing a syndicated loan. Here, the…
17 Jun 2015
Financing retirement plans and insurance: Panel summary by Michael Grifferty
Last week, Gulf Bond and Sukuk Association (GBSA) President Michael Grifferty, chaired a panel at our Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Middle East conference. The panel examined issues around employee savings and the idea of improving social protection while stimulating the regional capital markets. Read his summary of the main points below.
12 Jun 2015
Oxford style debate: Are premiums on GCC bonds/sukuk justified?
Compared with other non-GCC emerging market issuers, GCC issuers pay a premium when issuing bonds and/or sukuk – and this is despite a strong local bid which supports the markets during a market downturn. Why? Following on from last year’s debate, this year’s rematch brought investors and issuers head-to-head again to debate whether this pricing premium is justified or not.
12 Jun 2015
Video interview with Felister Kivisi: Infrastructure development & GDP Growth in Africa
In this video interview a speaker at our recent Bonds & Loans Africa conference, Felister Kivisi, Director, Debt Management, The National Treasury, Republic of Kenya, discusses her expectations for GDP growth and the National Treasury's plans for infrastructure development in 2016 and 2017.
31 May 2015
Video interview with Rob Moody: Investor appetite in Africa
At our recent Bonds & Loans Africa conference in March we took a moment to sit down with Rob Moody, Director, Debt Capital Markets, Africa, Deal Bridge Group, to ask for his opinion as to why investors are buying African sovereign debt but not corporate.
31 May 2015
Video Interview with Rodrigo Valdes: Discussing about hybrid capital markets
In this video interview Rodrigo discusses the global trends in hybrid capital markets and what they are so attractive for investors.
25 May 2015
Video Interview with Eric Parrado: How Chile is preparing for the adoption of Basel III.
We sat down with Eric Parrado at the Bonds, Loans & Derivatives Chile, where he gave his insights on how Chile’s financial system is preparing for the adoption of Basel III.
25 May 2015
Moderators at Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Middle East speak about the event next week
Just a week before the event, we interviewed some of our moderators at Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Middle East. They shared their opinions on some of the areas they will focus on during the conference and some personal opinions on the industry.
25 May 2015
Julian Van Kan, BNP Paribas: Big investment opportunities for Africa
We sat down with Julian Van Kan from BNP Paribas at the Bonds & Loans Africa, where he talked about Africa as a popular investment destination and the big opportunities for the region.
18 May 2015
Interview with Richard Fox, Fitch Ratings: How African governments will maintain their ratings
In this video interview Richard discusses the key challenges African governments must face in 2015 to maintain their ratings.
18 May 2015