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When the covered bond purchase programme (CBPP3) began in October 2014, valuations had become severely overstretched, and not long after the purchasing began, the market came under considerable pressure. Valuations are once again looking overstretched across the board but more so in the corporate sector where eurosystem buying has also only just begun.
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Several equity capital market transactions mooted by the Indian government have ruffled feathers recently, with the mandates for Cochin Shipyard and NMDC delayed due to disagreements on low fees. But the government isn’t the one to blame. If banks want an end to price undercutting, they need to take action. -
Much of the debate around MSCI’s decision to not add A-shares has focused on China’s need to reduce its capital controls. But with Beijing unlikely to let go of the reins anytime soon and MSCI strident in its need for reform, the two sides have reached an impossible impasse unless a compromise can be made.
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China’s efforts to meet MSCI’s demands for index inclusion proved to no avail with the firm rejecting A-shares for a third time. No doubt Beijing is miffed, but MSCI has good reasons to hold off for now.
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There is no use crying over missed deadlines, or throwing around blame. Europe will not meet the September 1 effective date for imposing margin on uncleared swaps, so US regulators now have a tough call to make on whether to delay as well.
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MEP Paul Tang’s proposal to hike European ABS risk retention to 20% is grounded in a worn-out characterisation of structured finance, and shows that the industry is still struggling to shake off the perception of the US subprime crisis.
