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  • Not many corporates could pull off a jumbo LBO in the US market in the way that ketchup maker Heinz managed. But more and more European borrowers are shifting at least part of their financing across the Atlantic, where they can access cheaper funding with no covenants attached. If investors in Europe want to compete, they need to end their resistance to cov-lite deals.
  • Elisse Walter, chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, said she is seeking a middle ground on regulations governing cross-border swaps.
  • Credit default swaps on U.S. financial institutions have narrowed from four-month highs last week after Cyprus reached a deal to receive EUR10 billion (USD12.9 billion) in bailout funds from the European Union, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Investors have expressed concern that the bailout could hurt bank funding across Europe.
  • Banks are expanding their fx options desk with new hires and technology to meet rising demand from companies and hedge fund from moves in major currencies.
  • The U.K.’s Financial Services Authority has finalized new rules and regulations for financial benchmarks, following recommendations of the review of the London interbank offered rate by a commission headed by Martin Wheatley, the new ceo of the Financial Conduct Authority.
  • The Bank of England said a major technological failure on Dec. 31 affected its contingency plans and posed a threat the U.K. payment systems.