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Loans bankers in Asia already bemoaning the reduced outbound M&A driven activity from China could be dealt a further blow after the European Union (EU) said it will start screening foreign direct investment (FDI) more closely. Pan Yue examines the impact this will have on Asia’s leveraged and acquisition financing market. -
Ma Jun, a member of the People’s Bank of China’s monetary policy committee, has come out in favour of altering bank capital rules to give lower risk weights for green assets — which could be a sign the PBoC is close to adopting the policy. He calls on China to lead the way and argues there is evidence green assets are less risky.
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The Special Situations Group at Goldman Sachs has structured private financing vehicles based in Luxembourg, which package up bundles of loans made by the group with an average rating of B/B-. The vehicle will also hold risk retention interests for Goldman-sponsored securitizations.
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The chances of a profound transformation of financial markets to equip them to fight climate change rose this week, when the European Parliament adopted a bold set of policies that would require investors, banks and companies to take into account their impacts on the environment and society. Bonuses would be linked to sustainability targets.
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The European Parliament will push for stronger rules on sustainability for investment firms and banks, after its Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee voted on Monday evening to go beyond what the European Commission is recommending.
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France’s central bank representatives will attend a consultation meeting with the Loan Market Association to discuss recent warnings over the lack of financial covenants in new issue leveraged loans.
