With bank lending remaining scarce, the recent trend towards companies raising finance from their customers by issuing retail bonds has continued apace such that total issuance is set to exceed £1bn 2012.
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Hot on the heels of the success of the £145m issue by North Sea oil company EnQuest, Paragon, Britain's largest specialist buy-to-let mortgage lender is the latest company to offer a bond directly to investors...
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Painfully low interest rates attract savers and investors to higher rates of return
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With Thursday’s half-yearly figures expected to show the full extent of the problems at the troubled Co-operative Bank, bond holders have united in their opposition to proposed plans to exchange their debt for equity, and have taken their case to the Bank of England – and beyond!
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Retail Bond Expert confirms the need for caution as borrowers tempt investors with a whole range of both listed and unlisted bonds, and asks if it is time for industry standard product definitions.
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Relief at Co-op Bank as 99.9% of bondholders vote to approve recapitalisation plan.
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Retail Bond Expert highlights the need for standardised definitions in the lead up to ORB celebrations
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"World can run without money and currencies but not without business and trade.” Amit Kalantri
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Harlequins seeks to raise £7.5 million to fund future development with 5 year mini-bond
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The North Sea oil operator has breached a covenant of its retail bond and raised the coupon on its 2022 bond from 5.5% to 7.0%
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As part of its ongoing campaign to see investors better educated, RBE’s Mr Bond lifts the lid on some of the markets worst excesses - 'don’t take shareholder risks for bondholder rewards'
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Pre-Christmas cheer for income seekers with only the fourth issue on ORB in 2016
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Retail Bond Expert’s Mr Bond considers whether there’s a ‘third way’ in the ongoing quest for income
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Chief exec David Armstrong to step down as Wasps seem likely to refinance its retail bond
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Lead manager Peel Hunt pulled stumps early on its most recent retail bond issue as Burford Capital raced to £175 million in just one week.
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Hightown, the Hertfordshire-based landlord, which currently owns 5,300 properties, is offering a fixed term investment via the Retail Charity Bond platform
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Specialist mortgage lender launches roadshow to gauge appetite from fixed income investors ahead of potential launch
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More and more are taking control in pursuit of financial independence; here is an introduction to income investing
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Why more and more people are taking personal control of their finances
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