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After quitting M&A and equity capital markets in Europe and the US last year, HSBC is striving to maintain global relevance — and London and New York still have a role to play
Deal raises questions about whether transaction was done at arm's length
Public pension schemes have sold shares in coal, oil and gas companies but are still funding expansion of the gas industry through infrastructure funds
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GAC-Sofinco Auto Finance completed a Rmb4bn ($603.6m) asset-backed securities transaction on Monday, its first in China since 2014. The originator focused on tight pricing, thereby snubbing investors vying for a bargain, but it still gained the support of accounts familiar with its business. -
The European Commission’s Expert Group on corporate bond markets has recommended reforming the Market Abuse Regulation to ease market soundings rules. But it also plans to toughen up standards in high yield markets, supporting ‘transparent and fair’ allocation methods, and to work on ways to cut order inflation.
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Derivatives markets participants listening in to BBC Radio 4 on Monday morning would have been surprised by a voice that they are more accustomed to hearing in conference halls — that of Christopher Giancarlo, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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China’s financial regulators publish rules to standardise asset management regulations, the Philippines confirms Bank of China for its Panda bond debut, and UBS Asset Management’s China arm launches the first onshore equity fund by a foreign asset manager.
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In a positive end to a volatile week in Asia, Moody’s upgraded India’s government rating to Baa2 from Baa3, the agency's first boost of the sovereign since 2004.
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The march of responsible investing took a step into the high yield bond market this week, as both M&G and Candriam launched funds that will use environmental, social and governance factors to influence their investment choices.
