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Burford Capital, the litigation funder, is under pressure over how it accounts for an obscure type of asset and how it finances its business using debt. In many respects it is a unique case, but it is a debacle fuelled by quantitative easing. With more of that on the way, pushing investors into ever more esoteric asset classes in the quest for yield, there will be plenty more businesses under scrutiny. -
In this round-up, China warned Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways amid intensifying protests in the city, Hengfeng Bank received state backing after Baoshang and Jinzhou moves and the offshore Chinese market experienced the largest outflows since March
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Burford Capital’s debt and equity securities rebounded on Thursday, after the firm rebutted claims from short seller Muddy Waters Research that it was "arguably insolvent". The episode brought some rare excitement to the sterling retail bond market, but is perhaps emblematic of its decline over the past few years. Meanwhile, investors appeared undecided over whether Muddy Waters’ claims about the litigation funder were correct.
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In this round-up, China’s positive trade data despite the trade war surprised markets, trading volume in USD/CNH futures hit new highs thanks to the weak renminbi, and the Mainland’s foreign currency reserves fell after two months of growth.
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As the market digests news of the weaker renminbi, which broke seven against the dollar for the first time since the financial crisis on Monday, analysts are predicting that a new equilibrium for the currency will emerge. Rebecca Feng reports.
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The Hong Kong, Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges have agreed to include Hong Kong listed dual-class shares in the Stock Connect trading programme. This could just be what the HKEX’s two lonely weighted voting rights (WVRs) stocks, Xiaomi Corp and Meituan Dianping, need, said bankers and analysts. Jonathan Breen reports.
