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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has passed a rule on Monday to eliminate arbitration clauses, which stop consumers bringing class action lawsuits, in a move which could hurt the US securitization market and cause more legal trouble for the big banks. But Republicans have dug in and vowed to fight the rule. -
The Financial Conduct Authority’s plan to create a new premium listing category in the UK for companies controlled by sovereign states is already dividing market opinion. The move, put out for consultation on Thursday, looks like a bid to lure to the IPO of Saudi Aramco, which could be the biggest flotation ever, to the London Stock Exchange.
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Equity issuance in Asia is up nearly 20% this year, buoyed by a surge in block trades and rising share prices. As 2017 passes the halfway mark with what some believe to be the best conditions for the primary equity market in years — as well as a crowded pipeline — bankers are looking to make the most of the second half. John Loh reports.
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Renminbi non-deliverable interest rate swaps (NDIRS) have been well offered on easier liquidity conditions and a long-end outperformance has driven some curve flattening momentum on Wednesday. Despite this, sources see scope for the curve to flatten further. Offshore interest in CNY bonds is said to be growing, writes Deirdre Yeung of Total Derivatives.
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Property company Jinmao has sealed its second Panda bond of the year, raising Rmb2.5bn ($367.7m) from a three year note on Monday. The deal priced towards the tight end of the coupon range, a source told GlobalRMB.
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The European Commission said on Monday that private equity firm Lone Star Fund’s planned acquisition of Novo Banco, the Portuguese financial institution, was in line with the European Union’s merger regulations.
