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Bank operational risk is a perfect example of how good intentions can lead to strange conclusions. Commerzbank on Tuesday showed just how bizarre the rules have become. -
Increased lobbying efforts to encourage the recapitalisation of government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the near future are likely to be futile given the political environment in the US.
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Inaccurately named and providing only debatable value, the pay-for-success social impact bonds (SIBs) are not the panacea some hoped they might be.
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The Treasury Select Committee’s judgement that the supervisory and enforcement roles of the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority should be split is flawed. The FCA doesn’t need to be balkanised, it needs to be given more resources to do its job.
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The immediate post-Brexit result landscape looked like a daunting one for eurozone periphery issuers. But just under a month later, one could argue they have never had it so good.
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The Brics New Development Bank (NDB) executed a landmark trade on July 18, making its capital markets debut with a Rmb3bn ($450m) bond in China. But when even the authorities have trouble knowing whether to classifying it as green or Panda debt, it is clear the need for unambiguous and official bond regulation is long overdue.
