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In this round-up, China’s central bank leaves the benchmark loan prime rate (LPR) unchanged for May, the stock exchanges of Shanghai and Shenzhen will allow companies to sell bonds with maturities under one year, and fund manager Fidelity International is looking to break into the onshore mutual fund industry.
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Hong Kong’s equity markets took a hit on Friday and sentiment soured among bond investors over news that China is considering enacting the national security law in Hong Kong. Bankers have described the possible impact as everything from a “death knell” to a “flash point” for the special administrative region’s markets.
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Safety measures to respond to the coronavirus threat are forcing a rethink of office space at financial firms. And in the long-term, banks are set to reconsider their physical footprint and how much work can be carried out remotely, according to managers and experts.
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The amount of money that governments around the world have pumped into their economies to help businesses and households hit by the coronavirus pandemic has soared by more than $1tr in the last month alone, writes Phil Thornton.
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The capital markets have been working to transition operations to a digital format for years, but bank incumbents have been reluctant to make a wholesale shift, largely because there was no urgent need to do so. Coronavirus has changed that, and banks are accelerating plans to update legacy systems, muscling in on territory once held firmly by fintechs.
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The new UK insolvency law, introduced into the British parliament on Wednesday, will allow unconsenting creditor classes, including secured creditors, to be crammed down during a restructuring. This could mean bondholders and banks, rather than landlords, take more of the pain in the coming wave of corporate distress. Hotel chain Travelodge is likely to be one of the first major companies to use the new rules.