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In this round-up, an ex-IMF economist says China needs an independent central bank, the People’s Bank of China considers changing the RMB trading band, and trade between China and Africa surges in the first half of the year. -
Bank of China and China Construction Bank have picked new chairmen, BOC’s asset management arm received its first batch of qualified foreign institutional investor (QFII) quotas, and the Ministry of Finance published new guidelines to restrict foreign investments by state-owned enterprises.
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The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) has taken the next step towards a blockchain-enabled derivatives market, publishing a white paper with Linklaters on derivatives documentation that will be compatible with smart contracts and distributed ledger technology.
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The shake-up of equity research provision expected to be caused by MiFID 2 could open up more space for new business models — including research paid for by the issuers, writes Jon Hay.
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Chinese investors have become increasingly focused on short-dated bonds this year. That is proving to be a boon for the country’s auto ABS originators, who are in the middle of a breakneck expansion of volumes — with plenty more still on the cards. Noah Sin reports.
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Investors poured cold water on China Gas’s first outing in the Panda bond market since last October, forcing the energy issuer to pull the longer-term tranche of its Rmb1.5bn ($221.4m) deal on Thursday.
