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If the market commentariat thinks that the buy-side should be worried by upcoming European Central Bank tapering, then someone has yet to tell investors. -
It’s been 13 years since China last sold a dollar bond. Since the news this summer that the Middle Kingdom was eyeing a return to the offshore debt market, bankers and investors have kept a close eye on any official news of the transaction. But as the end of the year nears, it appears as though China missed its mark for issuing an earth shattering bond.
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission chairman Christopher Giancarlo's warning to Europe against taking “unilateral” action in changing rules tied to G-20 commitments made in 2009 is right. While there are concerns about the future regulatory relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union, derivatives clearing is a global issue.
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Malaysian companies have finally started taking steps towards sustainability, about three years after the country put together its SRI sukuk framework. The potential for growth is huge, and with the right encouragement and a conscious partnership between Islamic financing and sustainable goals, Malaysia can make itself a leading green market.
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Late in the summer, Europe’s Single Supervisory Mechanism dished out its first punishment, fining Ireland's Permanent tsb for breaching regulatory limits on liquidity. But the fine’s small size indicates the bizarre, skewed priorities in how we punish banks for wrongdoing.
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European banks are pushing the conversation on from simply meeting regulatory capital requirements towards optimising the cost of their capital stacks.
