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The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) plans to bar issuers from carrying out heavily dilutive equity raisings, as it seeks feedback on a raft of proposals aimed at tightening governance of listed companies. -
China’s downgrade by S&P caused an initial wave of surprise in the market on Thursday, but the rating change will ultimately be a non-event, despite the sovereign plotting a return to dollar bonds shortly.
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Rating agency S&P downgraded China's long-term sovereign rating from AA- to A+ on Thursday, stating the high levels of credit growth pose growing risks to the economy. In this lowdown, we touch on some of the key issues raised by S&P and the market reactions to the decision.
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Net FX sales by Chinese bank are down 75% month-on-month in August, an advisor to the People’s Bank of China urges push for renminbi internationalisation as the currency strengthens, and Portugal hires banks for its first Panda bond issuance.
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The MiFID II deadline stands. Firms who don't prepare to meet it won’t receive any grace or favour, the FCA has said. But the tough deadline of January 3, and continued lack of regulatory clarity, means firms that show they've done all they can should escape the worst effects.
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European authorities have announced the start of work to identify a risk-free overnight rate, to be provided by the European Central Bank by 2020.
