Banking

BLOOMBERG  The Bank of England (BOE) warned the next blow up in financial markets may be triggered by corporate credit after a massive build-up in private debt over the past decade. Riskier corporate borrowing — including high yield bonds, leveraged loans and private credit — is “particularly vulnerable” to interest rate rises and “heightened geopolitical risks increase the likelihood of ...

BLOOMBERG  Japanese banks have little risk of facing a situation like Credit Suisse Group AG’s recent Additional Tier 1 (AT1) bonds wipeout, Japan’s finance minister reassured onlookers who may be concerned about their holdings. Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said in parliament that Japanese banks’ AT1s do not have a clause which recently triggered $17 billion worth of junior debt being ...

BLOOMBERG  Credit Suisse Group AG’s top executives in Switzerland sought to reassure local clients over worries stemming from the takeover by UBS Group AG, and underlined the importance that the domestic business has for the new combined bank. The Swiss bank held a 45-minute webcast, hosted by Andre Helfenstein, chief executive of the Swiss business, and Roger Suter, head of ...

BLOOMBERG  Bank of England (BOE) Governor Andrew Bailey said global markets are testing “quite a lot” of the banking sector for any signs of trouble after the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and the rescue of Credit Suisse Group AG. While the UK banking system remains in a “very strong position,” Bailey said the past weeks brought “moves in ...

BLOOMBERG  India’s decision to tax returns from fixed-income mutual funds is set to bolster its lenders’ efforts to lure deposits for financing a resurgent credit growth and boost profits. The nation scrapping tax incentives for some debt mutual funds has paved the way for banks to garner as much as $36 billion in deposits from the asset managers, according to ...

BLOOMBERG  The boss of ClearBank Ltd said clients moved 20% more money through its platform in the week of Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) implosion, adding the firm to a cohort of rivals benefiting from the collapse. Charles McManus, chief executive officer (CEO) of the London-based clearing bank, said business has now begun to stabilise after the sudden jump. The firm’s ...

BLOOMBERG  First Citizens BancShares Inc agreed to buy Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), which was seized by regulators following a run on the lender. The bank agreed to take on all deposits and loans, a deal that includes the purchase of about $72 billion SVB assets at a discount of $16.5 billion, according to a statement from the Federal Deposit Insurance ...

BLOOMBERG  Malaysian construction firm Gamuda Bhd has bought Deutsche Bank AG’s soon-to-be-vacated London office for $315 million in one of the City’s biggest property deals this year. Gamuda partnered with UK private equity firm Castleforge for the purchase of Winchester House, the company said in a statement. The buyers plan to refurbish the premises into a sustainable office for global ...

BLOOMBERG  Bank of England (BOE) Governor Andrew Bailey said the global banking system is more robust and better capitalised than in was in 2008, making a repeat of the crisis more than a decade ago unlikely. “We’ve learned a lot of lessons in the financial crisis,” Bailey said in a pooled clip for broadcasters. “Of course we keep learning lessons. ...

BLOOMBERG India’s parliament removed a tax concession for debt funds, stirring concern in the mutual fund industry that the measure would turn away investors. Holders of some bond funds will no longer be able to apply a long-term capital gains tax rate, according to a finance bill amendment. Instead, they’ll have to pay based on their own income tax rate, ...