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  • Saudi Arabia is reportedly planning to dilute its much touted National Transformation Program, a worrying sign for investors that confirms the doubts of observers who said the country’s Vision 2030 plan was too ambitious.
  • For years there's been talk of online lenders and challenger banks disrupting the UK banking sector, but reports that Goldman Sachs is ready to plant its flag in the UK savings and consumer lending market is the biggest challenge established UK giants are likely to face.
  • The goal of making the RMB a global commodities currency is not a job for those looking for quick successes. But recent moves from Russia and the Middle East have laid further bricks on the road to glory for China.
  • News that Chinese regulators were outlawing initial coin offerings hit the cryptocurrency market hard, knocking some $38bn off the industry’s market cap, between Saturday and Monday. While the crash appears to be over for now, the dump should be a wake-up call to market participants that regulation is not something they can opt out of.
  • Julius Baer’s additional tier one deal on Tuesday attracted a splendid book — enough to gladden the hearts of syndicate bankers and funding officials. But it highlights the absurdity of Europe’s Market Abuse Regulation.
  • Last week’s deals from BBVA and CaixaBank show just how much the Spanish banking sector is powering ahead of Italians in getting to grips with capital regulations.