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  • China’s eye-catching decision to raise the limits on foreign ownership of domestic financial institutions looks like a seismic shift in policy. But bankers and analysts remain sceptical about how much difference the move will make — especially in the banking sector. Noah Sin reports.
  • China’s once-hot fintech IPOs are losing some of their sheen, as an apparent crackdown by regulators has forced recent US listings to be priced below their initial range or break issue price. But ECM bankers are not giving up yet, as investor education begins on the sixth Chinese fintech IPO in New York this year. John Loh reports.
  • VTB Capital is making headway in seeking to grow its capital markets and investment banking business in Asia, after growth plans in the US and Europe were stymied by sanctions.
  • European finance ministers are unlikely to reach a deal on clearing house (CCP) resolution when they meet on December 5, despite commitment from Estonia — which chairs the debate — to close an agreement by year's end.
  • Norwegian energy company Statoil agreed to pay $4m to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Tuesday, over allegations that the company attempted to manipulate an index to benefit its propane swap positions.
  • The European Commission has published a consultation on how European banks ought to recognise their non-performing loans (NPLs), weighing in on a bitter debate between the European Central Bank and certain members of the European Parliament — and coming down broadly on the ECB’s side.