Italian Banks Clean-up time – Running out of time

Italian Banks Clean-up time – Running out of time

Italian Banks Clean-up time – Running out of time Investors biggest criticisms and concerns in looking at Europe is that its banking system has yet to be completely cleaned up. Specifically Italian banks stand out as the biggest problem in the banking sector due...
LNG Capital CIO sees Italy referendum loss, debt sell-off

LNG Capital CIO sees Italy referendum loss, debt sell-off

LNG Capital CIO sees Italy referendum loss, debt sell-off By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) – The founder and chief investment officer of credit hedge fund LNG Capital said the Italian government will likely lose a December referendum on reforming the structure...
Brexit 3 Is Europe Breaking Up?

Brexit 3 Is Europe Breaking Up?

Just when you thought it was safe to invest in bonds again, we are seeing bond yields increase globally on the back of Trump winning the US elections. More importantly we believe that we will begin to see very similar changes of government across the EU with French...
Brexit Squared – What Trump’s Victory Means for Bonds

Brexit Squared – What Trump’s Victory Means for Bonds

Brexit Squared – What Trump’s Victory Means for Bonds Our initial observation is that Globalization has run into a wall. Brexit in the UK and the election of a right wing Republican president running on a platform of protectionism and immigration reforms...
Italian Banks – The next Lehman?

Italian Banks – The next Lehman?

Investors should watch this space carefully As readers must know, we are currently in the midst of a back and forth between the Italian state and the ECB in terms of the recapitalization of Italian banks, and more importantly stabilization of confidence in the banking...