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Moody’s Says South Africa’s Debt Structure is a Ratings Strength

JOHANNESBRUG (Capital Markets in Africa) – South Africa’s longer-maturity debt and the low level of foreign-currency bonds is “more of a strength than a weakness” for the country’s credit rating, according to Moody’s Investors Service. While 37.9% of the government’s rand-denominated debt is held offshore, it poses less risk to the sovereign because investors bear the brunt of foreign-exchange shocks, Lucie Villa, Moody’s vice president and lead sovereign analyst for South Africa, said Tuesday. That, and…

Some Investors Actually Make Money on Negative-Yielding Debt

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NEW YORK (Capital Markets in Africa) – Money managers at BNY Mellon and Pacific Investment Management Co. have snapped up Japanese bonds. Both companies have made the country the second-largest geographic allocation in some of their biggest international fixed-income funds. Ordinarily that wouldn’t seem remarkable, but right now many of Japan’s government bonds have a negative yield—it actually costs money to hold them to maturity. BNY Mellon and Pimco aren’t alone. Investors from outside Japan more than doubled purchases…

Trump’s Fannie-Freddie Plan Finds GOP Favor and Democratic Scorn

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NEW YORK (Capital Markets in Africa) – The top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee split over the Trump administration’s plan for freeing Fannie Maeand Freddie Mac from federal control, a sign of the uphill battle Congress faces in overhauling the mortgage giants. Idaho Republican Senator Mike Crapo, the banking panel’s chairman, said his preference is for lawmakers to take the lead on freeing the companies from federal control, but added that the administration should…

Goldman Sachs Manager Tells Rich Clients to Put America First

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LONDON (Capital Markets in Africa) – Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has a simple yet firm message for its wealthy clients: stick with U.S. equities. “As we’ve gone through various crises, we’ve still told clients to stay invested and not get out of U.S. equities, it’s too early,” said Sharmin Mossavar-Rahmani, chief investment officer for Goldman’s Private Wealth Management, which oversees about $500 billion and caters to high-net-worth individuals, families and endowments. “There’s a strong message there…

Bovis in Talks to Buy Rival’s Housing Units for $1.2 Billion

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LONDON (Capital Markets in Africa) – Bovis Homes Group Plc has restarted talks to buy Galliford Try Plc’s housing division after discussions earlier in the year broke down. The potential deal could see the Galliford’s housing business valued at 975 million pounds ($1.2 billion), plus 100 million pounds of debt, bringing the total valuation with debt to 1.075 billion pounds, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. More work is needed before the tie-up of Bovis and…

Boris Johnson to Work for Brexit Deal After Losing Six Key Votes

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LONDON (Capital Markets in Africa) – After Parliament blocked his Brexit strategy, and then refused to give him the election he wanted, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is promising to work for a deal with the European Union. Monday night saw the British premier suffer his sixth consecutive defeat in a vote in the House of Commons, after his attempt to get approval for a snap poll was rejected for a second time. “This government will press…

Interswitch Is Said to Seek Anchor Investors Ahead of IPO

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Interswitch, a Nigerian-based payments business, is in talks with potential anchor investors as it ramps up preparations for a potential London initial public offering, people familiar with the matter said. The company is planning to kick off the share sale as soon as November, the people said, asking not to be identified because the discussions are private. An IPO could value the company at as much as $1.5 billion,…

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