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NatWest plans to contact around 3,500 of its corporate clients from Thursday to inform them about the end of Libor as a benchmark and what their options and next steps are, as a recent survey showed that the vast majority of companies have not made any tangible efforts towards moving debt facilities to risk-free rates. -
Almost two thirds of companies are still unprepared for the transition away from Libor, as lenders in London say they are in “intensive” discussions with clients about the switch to risk free rates.
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The European Union’s formation of its Platform on Sustainable Finance last week marks a new phase in responsible investing. Over the past four years or so, the most influential thinkers in the market, such as the Principles for Responsible Investing, have been quietly moving back to an older interpretation of what RI means: considering the effects of investment choices on others.
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The week in review: China plans TLAC rules for G-Sibs, September PMIs jump, Nafmii eases Panda salesIn this round-up, China announces draft regulations for its global systemically important banks, both manufacturing and services activity expand in September, and the regulator for corporate Panda bonds releases details for easier issuance.
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The European Distribution of Debt Instruments (EDDI), the eurozone’s much hyped, all-singing and dancing, front-to-back bond market autobahn is, in the words of one of the senior people working on the project, “dead.”
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The proposed European Distribution of Debt Instruments (EDDI) project as a one-stop synchronised front to back office platform for the eurozone bond markets is unlikely to come to fruition, with the focus now centred on a far different proposition, according to senior members of a market forum spearheading the talks.
