Junk bond issuers mull de-listings

摘要

The trickle of high-yield issuers listing on offshore exchanges to circumvent new EU regulations may turn into a flood, as the burden of compliance scares away even US-listed companies and pushes market stalwarts to consider de-listing existing bonds. The EU's market abuse regulation came into effect in July, creating more red tape for issuers with debt listed on previously unregulated exchanges in Ireland and Luxembourg.