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How resilient are UK corporate bond issuers to refinancing risks?

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Paul and Zhou (2018) define refinancing risk as the potential inability of a borrower to secure new financing to replace existing debt coming due. This is in part because the pre-GFC period was characterised by relaxed lending standards, and excessive leverage levels. What is refinancing risk?

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Blockchain Believers Remain Bullish On B2B Payments Disruption: PayPie

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Dun & Bradstreet recently released a survey that found only about one-quarter of finance executives believe blockchain will emerge as the dominant B2B payments technology by 2028; instead, professionals believe online payments and eChecks will lead the way.