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The Indian government has approved capital increases by state-backed banks that will see the government's stakes diluted but will help the lenders meet their capital requirements under Basel III rules. The move is expected to bring in Rp1.61tr ($25.81bn) of new capital. -
The Council of the European Union has approved regulation for European long term investment funds (ELTIFs) this week. The funds are designed to increase the pool of capital available for long term investment in Europe.
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Institutional investors have been picking up protection via options on energy-linked stocks driven by a decline in energy markets. Market participants were seen both selling calls and/or buying puts.
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Banks are set for another tough year of fines and litigation charges, according to analysts who have revised previous estimates of the scale of the damage.
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Castle Harbour Securities, a boutique merchant bank and asset manager based in London and Bermuda, has hired Eric Daniel, former head of equity derivatives and convertible bond sales at Citigroup in Paris, to co-manage a new convertible bond fund.
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The Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect, the mutual trading programme that allows investors in Hong Kong and Shanghai to each buy stocks listed in the other market, should consider pushing into new areas once it has bedded down, say experts. In particular, a connection to an existing market link-up between ASEAN countries could offer exciting possibilities.
