Philippine Banks: A Related Party
Related party exposure is material credit negative for several Philippine-headquartered banks. Most, if not all, invested equity is relent back to...
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BDO Unibank – Is A Capital Raise Next?
*Provision Cover Being Shored Up: On May 31, 2020, BDO Unibank (BDO.PM) [BDO] announced a PHP 20 bn special loan loss provision in anticipation of...
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Bank M&A in Asia – a Decade in Review
Several countries are pushing for more M&A in Asian banking as a way to ameliorate risks (India) or to possibly compete more regionally...
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Asian Bank HY Credit Weekly: Pockets of Opportunity
Roses are red, liquidity rings true. Although we agree with Guggenheim Partners chief investment officer Scott Minerd’s perspective that “yields...
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Asian Bank HY Credit Weekly: Coronavirus Offsets Positive Issuance News in Asian Credit Spreads
Spread tightening at the beginning of the week caught market concerns regarding the coronavirus outbreak. Profit taking before the Lunar New Year...
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