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A team of investors have moved from NN Investment Partners to William Blair Investment Management, after NNIP changed its responsible investing strategy for emerging market debt. -
In this round-up, top negotiators from China and the US held a phone call on Saturday, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) accused CEFC Shanghai Securities Co of illegal activity and the Hong Kong police stormed the city’s Polytechnic University after a tense weekend.
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Harbin Bank, a city-level Chinese commercial bank, has become the fourth bank to get state backing following the regulators’ landmark move to take over Baoshang Bank in May.
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In this round-up, Alibaba Group Holding’s Singles’ Day sales hit a record high, industrial production growth and credit growth both slowed in October and Standard Chartered’s Renminbi Globalisation Index reached a year-to-date high.
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In a marathon board meeting that lasted into the evening on Thursday, EU member states have approved a new Energy Lending Policy for the European Investment Bank, ending a dispute over how fast it can cut out fossil fuel financing. Those arguing for gas still to receive financing won substantial concessions, compared with the EIB's first draft of the policy.
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European bank supervisors have switched their approach to excess spread in risk transfer securitizations, paving the way for the stream of full stack capital relief deals issued this year by banks including BNP Paribas and Santander. But questions remain about how the deals handle IFRS 9 accounting, with Santander’s approach potentially boosting principal losses for investors. Owen Sanderson reports.
